Books

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1876. Library Edition. Hardcover. All 24 volumes Very Good in boards. Published as a 25 volume set, volume 21 missing. Gilded top text block edges on all 24 volumes. Small open tears on panel corners on all 24 volumes. Shelfwear on spine crown and heel and spine and panel side edges on all 24 volumes. Bump on top rear panel of volume 1. Stain on bottom text block edge of volume 1. Scratch on front panel of volume 2. Rubbing and small open tears on front and rear panels of volume 7. Large open tearing on front and rear panel side edges of volumes 9-12, 22, 23, and 25. Large tearing on side text block edges of volumes 23 and 25. Open tearing on rear side edge of volumes 13 and 20.

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.