Books

Half titles, colophon leaves; some internal marks. Contemp. half black calf, spines ruled & lettered directly in gilt, devices in gilt; spines darkened, a little rubbed. Contemp. signature of Selina Crampton in vol. I. A decent copy. Todd & Bowden 77Ab; with page 214 misnumbered '142', and 295 misnumbered '592' in vol. II.

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.