Lot 269
Scott, Sir Walter
Waverley Novels, a selection of works, first editions
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Waverley; or, 'tis Sixty Years Since. Edinburgh: John Ballatyne and Co., for Longman, Hurst... 1814. First edition with all the definite misprints listed by Worthington as required in the first edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, half-titles, modern half-calf;
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer. Edinburgh: John Ballatyne and Co., for Longman, Hurst... 1815. First edition, intermediate state with second state errata leaf but first state p.309 in volume 3, contemporary half calf, volume 2 lacking half-title, spotting, joints cracked;
Tales of my Landlord. Second Series. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1818. 4 volumes, first edition, second state, lacking half-titles, contemporary calf;
The Monastery. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. 3 volumes, first edition, half-titles present, contemporary half-calf;
Kenilworth. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1821. 3 volumes, first edition, second state, half-titles lacking, contemporary panelled calf gilt;
The Fortunes of Nigel. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. 3 volumes, first edition, contemporary half calf gilt, half-titles present, bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale;
St Ronan's Well. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1824. 3 volumes, first edition, half-titles present, contemporary half calf gilt, bookplates of Hugh Cecil of Lonsdale to volumes 2 and 3
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Footnote
Provenance: The former property of Sir Eric Kinloch Anderson KT FRSE, sale proceeds to be donated to the Abbotsford Trust.