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Boston : Estes and Lauriat, 1893-1894, 1893. Edition de Luxe. Hardback. Edition de luxe, limited to 1,000 copies, this is no. 258. Very good copies in the original green cloth. Title-printed spine labels, slightly edge-worn. Spine bands somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age, with some light dulling and rubbing to the panel edges. Some covers have light scuffs and dust-toning. Top edges gilt. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Samuel Horton Brown with his bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 48v., fronts., plates ; 23cm. Contents: v. 1-2. Waverley. --v. 3-4. Guy Mannering. --v. 5-6. The antiquary. --v. 7-8. Rob Roy. --v. 9-10. Old Mortality. --v. 11-12. Heart of Mid-Lothian. --v. 13. Legend of Montrose. --v. 14. Bride of Lammermoor. v. 1. --v. 15. Bride of…

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.