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1822. The Third Edition. 25 Volumes. Edinburgh, Printed for Archibald Constable, 1822. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). c. 12000 pages including 25 Vignettes of Historical Illustration in steel-engravings on each titlepage by W. Archibald after Alexander Nasmyth. Hardcover . Original, very decorative half - leather with gilt lettering on spine and original spine-labels. All Volumes from the library of a "Robert Barker", with his Exlibris. Minor signs of wear only. All Volumes with some slight foxing and very few with a faded dampstain but all Volumes also firm and in very good or even better condition with some minor signs of wear only. Excellent paper and typography. A wonderful reading experience of classics like Ivanhoe. The 12 Volumes of "Novels and Tales" include: I - Waverley / II - Guy Mannering / III - Guy Mannering / IV - The Antiquary / V - Rob Roy / VI - Rob Roy / VII - Tales of My Landlord - Collected and Reported by Jedediah Cleishbotham - Schoolmaster and Parish-Clerk…

The novel 'Waverley' by Walter Scott is regarded as the first historical novel in the English language, blending history with fiction to portray the Jacobite uprising of 1745.