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Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. 90, Cheapside, London, 1820. 1st edition, 2nd issue. Hardback. Very good copies all in contemporary half calf over marble boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Remains a particularly well-preserved set; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description; 3 v. ([4], xxxiii, [1], 298; [4], 327, [1]; [4], 371, [1], 3, [1] p.) ; 8°. Signatures: v. 1.: pi³ A-X8 Y²; v. 2.: pi² A-U8 X4; v. 3.: pi² A-Z8 2A4.""In three volumes."" --t.p. With half- and fly-titles. With advertisment (author's note about story) before fly-title in volume 1. With 2 leaves of publisher's catalogue at end of v. 3. ""Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. Edinburgh."" -- t.p. verso. The final page of volume 2 and in volume 3 the final page and p. [372], are blank. In volume 1, pages 159-306 are misnumbered 151-298; also in this volume the chapter…

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.

The first edition can be identified by the title page, which lists 'W. Bulmer and Co.' as the printer and 'Archibald Constable and Company' as the publisher.