7000
(lot of 56) Earliest editions of Sir Walter Scott's "Waverley" novels
Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000
Passed
Live Auction
Sunday, December 15th, Furniture, Fine Art, Jewelry and Timepieces, Asian Art
Location
Clars Auction Gallery 5644 Telegraph Ave. Oakland CA 94609
Description
(lot of 56) Earliest editions of Sir Walter Scott's "Waverley" novels (40 vols. first editions), all printed James Ballantyne & Co. for Archibald Constable & Co., Edinburgh, with illustrations, in full gilt-tooled leather with volumes including Waverley 1814, Guy Mannering 1815, The Antiquary 1816, The Black Dwarf and The Tale of Old Mortality 1816, Rob Roy 1817, The Heart of Midlothian 1818, The Bride of Lammermoor and A Legend of Montrose 1819, Ivanhoe 1820, The Monastery and The Abbot 1820, Kenilworth 1821, The Pirate 1822, The Fortunes of Nigel 1822, Peveril of the Peak 1822, Quentin Durward 1823, St. Ronan's Well 1824, Redgauntlet 1824, The Betrothed and The Talisman 1825, Woodstock 1826, The Fair Maid of Perth 1828, Anne of Geierstein 1829, Count Robert of Paris and Castle Dangerous 1832
Condition
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