Books

Edinburgh, 1819, Third Edition, 8vo, 12 volumes complete. Set bound in a full dark maroon leather, all edges gilt. Each book is 5.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches long. Gilt decorated board edges, 4 raised bands on spine, gilt decorated compartments, book plate in each volume, frontis each volume. Beautiful set, all hinges tight, set in near fine condition. Set includes Waverley, Guy Mannering, Antiquary, Rob Roy and Tales of My Landlord. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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.