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Click here to see our other books! The Waverley Novels Sir Walter Scott c1887 William Paterson : Edinburgh 6.5" by 4" SUMMARY A complete 25 volume collection of Sir Walter Scott's popular 'Waverley Novels', bound in quarter morocco. Leather Binding,Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 7 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 52.99 EU Postage : £ 30.99 European Postage: £ 55.99 Asia Postage: £ 89.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 189.99 DESCRIPTION The 'Edinburgh Edition'. Bound in quarter morocco with cloth to the boards. A complete twenty-five volume set. This set features a collection of the 'Waverley novels', which are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott. They were the most popular and widely read novels in Europe for almost a century. The series was titled Waverley, after the first novel of the series, as Scott did not claim authorship until 1827. Prior to Scott's acknowledgement of his authorship the novels were stated as 'by the author of Waverley' to their title pages. Sir Walter Scott was a historical novelist, playwright and poet. Aside from his writings he was an advocate, judge and legal administrator. This set includes; Waverley, Woodstock, The Betrothed, Peveril of the Peak, The Abbot, Rob Roy, St Ronan's Well, The Fortunes of Nigel, The Fair Maid of Perth, The Talisman, Quentin Durward, Old Mortality, Count Robert of Paris, The Heart of Midlothian, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, A Legend of Montrose with The Black Dwarf, The Bride of Lammermoor, The Monastery, Anne of Geierstein, Kenilworth, The Surgeon's Daughter with Castle Dangerous and Redgauntlet. Undated. Dating by copies held by the British Library. CONDITION Bound in quarter morocco with cloth to the boards. Externally smart with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities, slight fading and rubbing to the spines, marks to the boards, a closed tear to the leather to the front joint to 'Waverley' and 'Ivanhoe', with the front joint tender to 'Redgauntlet'. Damp stain to the front board to 'Ivanhoe'. The odd minor spot to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with the odd spot, heavier to the front and rears and the slightest age toning. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques