1886 Historical Legendary and Romantic Tales Walter Scott Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! Historical, Legendary, and Romantic Tales Walter Scott; William T. Dobson 1886 Bickers & Son : London 8.5" by 5.5" vii, 344pp SUMMARY A decoratively bound collection of tales by Sir Walter Scott. Decorative Binding,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Percy Elly Bates from Auntie Lottie, 12 May 1887'. This collection of tales from Walter Scott includes many of different genres. Some of the tales included are 'Bruce and Bannockburn', 'Henry Wynd', 'Fued of Maxwell and Johnston', 'Execution of Montrose', 'Legend of Littlecote Hall', 'Donald the Hammerer', 'The Maid of Neidpath', 'Masaniello', and many more. Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, best known for his 'Waverely' series. He begun writing novels anonymously, and also wrote a great amount of poetry during his life, his best know possibly being 'The Lady of the Lake'. With a frontispiece and a further ten plates throughout. Collated, incomplete, as lacking plate facing page 100, 'Assassination of Regent Murray'. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, with gilt decoration to the front board and to the spine. Minor mark to the front board, with some light shelfwear to the boards. Minor marking to the spine, with a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Percy Elly Bates from Auntie Lottie, 12 May 1887'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Title page and page v/vi are detached but present. Lacking plate facing page 100, 'Assassination of Regent Murray'. 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

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