Walter SCOTT
The poetical works
Routlege|London 1863|10.50 x 17 cm|relié
New edition, illustrated with eight wood engravings hors-texte by Corbould.
Contemporary publisher's full dark green shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with compartments, fillets and roulettes. Covers decorated with series of blind and gilt frames. Roulette on edges, interior frieze. Edges gilt. Foxing where tissue guards have not been removed, but overall fresh. Very light rubbing to corners or joints, small dark areas on leather. Very handsome copy.
Collected edition comprising a Memoir by the author, The lady of the last minstrel, Marmion, The lady of the lake, The vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby, The lord of the isles, Lyrical pieces, Miscellaneous poems and ballads.
19th century engraved armorial bookplate. Library of the Château de Grenade.
Contemporary publisher's full dark green shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with compartments, fillets and roulettes. Covers decorated with series of blind and gilt frames. Roulette on edges, interior frieze. Edges gilt. Foxing where tissue guards have not been removed, but overall fresh. Very light rubbing to corners or joints, small dark areas on leather. Very handsome copy.
Collected edition comprising a Memoir by the author, The lady of the last minstrel, Marmion, The lady of the lake, The vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby, The lord of the isles, Lyrical pieces, Miscellaneous poems and ballads.
19th century engraved armorial bookplate. Library of the Château de Grenade.
€400