sir walter scott andrew lang (33 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+lxxxvi+568+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol X. Scott's novel set in the 1550s at the start of the the Scottish Reformation and which features supernatural elements in the form of the White Lady of Avenel. 725 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxii+632+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XVII. Scott's only novel set in the 19th century & dealing with the rivalry between two suitors for the hand of Clara Mowbray. 725 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+lii+628+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. Prospectus for the Border edition laid in. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol V. One of Scott's most highly regarded novels, set in SW Scotland in the 1680s & dealing with the rebellion & defeat of the Covenanters. 750 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xlii+526+46pp, b/w frontis, 6 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol VII. Montrose is an historical novel, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the English Civil War. The second work is Scott's short romance based upon the life of David Ritchie who Scott met in 1797 & was only 3.5ft tall. 750 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+cxiv+594+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol IV. Scott's novel set in the borders of England & Scotland in about 1715, just before the Jacobite uprising. The eponymous character does not in fact appear until half way through the tale. 750 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xlvi+632+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol II. Scott's first runnaway success & which tells of a young lad, kidnapped by pirates and his subsequent struggle to claim his inheritance. Set on the Galloway coast in 1760 - 80 the novel reflects the lawlessness of the area at that time. 750 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+liv+674+46pp, b/w frontis, 11 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol IX. One of Scott's most highly regarded novels, set just after the faliure of the Third Crusade in 1194. The populatity of the novel has been credited with sparking a renewed interest in the Medieval period in the early 19th century. Along with Ivahoe, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck & Richard the Lionheart all make appearances in the novel. 775 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxvi+710+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. Prospectus for the Border edition laid in. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XXI. A historical novel, inspired by the strange, but historically true, story of the Battle of the North Inch. 775 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxxvi+680+46pp, b/w frontis, 11 b/w plates, glossary, partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XII. Kenilworth, set in 1575, centers on the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. 775 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxx+682+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XIII. Scott's novel set in 1690 & based upon the life of the notorious Scottish pirate John Gow. 775 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxx+714+46pp, b/w frontis, 11 b/w plates, glossary, pages un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XXII. Scott's Swiss set novel set shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). It covers the period of Swiss involvement in the Burgundian Wars and the efforts of two exiled lancastrians who are seeking aid from Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy in usurping Edward IV. 800 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxxviii+714+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XXIV. Scott's last novel, Castle Dangerous, along with the five short stories from the 1st series of the Chronicles of the Canongate. Castle Dangerous is set in Scotland just after the death of William Wallace. 800 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xxxviii+820+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol VI. Historical drama set in Scotland at the time of the Jacobite Risings & the Porteous Riots of 1736. It contains one of his best characters, Jeanie Deans. 825 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xlii+854+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XXIII. Count Robert is chronologically Scott's earliest novel, set in Constantinople at the time of the First Crusade. The book explores the impact of Western medieval values and attitudes upon the Romano-Greek classical society of the Byzantine Empire. The Surgeon's Daughter is partly set in India. 850 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+lxxx+884+46pp, b/w frontis, 14 b/w plates, glossary, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XV. Scott's tale of Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, who is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter. Peveril and his father are accused of involvement with the Popish Plot of 1678. Scott's longest novel. 900 grams.

Zustand: Good. reprint. Cloth, G. [ii]+xlii+948+46pp, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, glossary, pages partly un-opened, cloth rubbed, fore edges & a few pages foxed, but generally a good solid reading copy. The Waverley Novels Border Edition, vol XIX. The first two of Scott's novels to be set at the time of the Third Crusade during the reign of Henry II, the action within the pages of the Betrothed takes place in Wales & Gloucestershire, whilst that of The Talisman is set in Syria. 925 grams.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.34.

Zustand: Fair. 1893. The Border Edition. 325 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Volume 2. Black and white illustrations. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Bound in blue cloth with a gold gilt decorative illustration to the spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCRd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 547 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

[Historical Fiction] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED, a later printing thus. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] lvi; 673 [3]. With 12 etched plates by Lalauze, including a frontispiece. Contemporary red full calf, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and gilt roll-tooling to boards. All edges and endpapers marbled, with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. School prize plate to front pastedown, dated 1912. Light spotting to endpapers and facing blanks, otherwise internally crisp and clean. Sunned and rubbed to spine, with a few marks. Very good. Scott's classic late 12th century tale of the dwindling Saxon nobility on the eve of Richard I's capture by Leopold of Austria, also featuring the first modern characterisation of Robin Hood.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Various (illustrator). A complete group of twenty four volumes in uniform bindings of the famous Waverley Novels by Walter Scott. Large Type Border edition of the Waverley Novels of Sir Walter Scott. Complete in twenty-four volumes in the original publisher's uniform bindings. Featuring two hundred and fifty illustrations by a variety of artists including Sir G Reid, A Forestier, Lockhart Bogle, and others. Collated, complete.With introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang.The 'Waverley Novels,' also known as the 'Abbotsford series,' is a collection of novels by the immensely popular author Sir Walter Scott. The series was named after Sir Walter Scott's home, where he also died in 1832. Waverley was Scott's first novel, published anonymously in 1814 when he was already an established poet. It is regarded as one of the first Western historical novels. He published his later novels anonymously under "the author of Waverley."Comprising the following: Waverley; Guy Mannering;The Antiquary;Rob Roy;Old Mortality;Heart of Mid-Lothian;Bride of Lammermoor;A Legend of Montrose and The Black Dwarf; Ivanhoe;Monastery;The Abbot;Kenilworth;The Pirate;Fortunes of Nigel;Peveril of the Peak;Quentin Durward;St Ronan's Well; Redgauntlet;The Betrothed and The Talisman;Woodstock;Fair Maid of Perth;Anne of Geierstein;Count Robert of Paris, &c.; Castle DangerousandChronicles, &c.Pictorial bookplate to front pastedowns.Prospectus for a 'New Cheap Edition of the Large Type Waverley Novels' tipped in to front free endpaper vol. I. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings, titles in gilt to spine and front boards. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Lockhart Bogle; Sir George Reid et al. (illustrator). The complete twenty four volume set of the illustrated 'Border' editions of the Waverley Novels by the celebrated Sir Walter Scott, with notes by Andrew Lang and in a Hatchards half calf binding. The illustrated 'Border edition'.Twenty-four volume complete set.Bound by Hatchards in half calf with cloth to the boards, with their binder's stamp to the verso of the front free endpaper.This set features the complete collection of Sir Walter Scott's famous 'Waverley Novels'. The 'Waverley' novels were some of the most popular and widely read novels of the time when they were published, increasing Scott's reputation to become one of the most recognisable literary names of the Georgian era. 'Waverley', the first novel in the series, was Scott's first adventure into historical literature, and has been widely acknowledged as one of the first pieces of historical fiction.This collection is comprised of: Volume I 'Waverley, or 'Tis Sixty Years Since' (1922). With twelve illustrated plates.Volume II 'Guy Mannering or The Astrologer' (1919). With ten plates.Volume III 'The Antiquary' (1930). With ten plates.Volume IV 'Rob Roy' (1915). With ten plates.Volume V 'Old Mortality' (1925). With ten plates. Volume VI 'The Heart of Midlothian' (1901). With ten plates.Volume VII ' A Legend of Montrose & The Black Dwarf' (1901).With seven plates. Volume VIII 'The Bride of Lammermoor' (1901). With eight plates. Volume IX 'Ivanhoe' (1923). With twelve plates. Volume X 'The Monastery' (1925). With ten plates.Volume XI 'The Abbot' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XII 'Kenilworth' (1920). With twelve plates.Volume XIII 'The Pirate' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XIV 'The Fortunes of Nigel' (1901).With ten plates.Volume XV 'Peveril of the Peak' (1901). With fifteen plates. Volume XVI 'Quentin Durward' (1927). With twelve plates. Volume XVII 'St Ronan's Well' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XVIII 'Redgauntlet' (1901). With twelve plates. Volume XIX 'The Betrothed & The Talisman' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XX 'Woodstock' (1920). With ten plates. Volume XXI 'The Fair Maid of Perth' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XXII 'Anne of Geierstein' (1901). With ten plates. Volume XXIII 'Count Robert of Paris & The Surgeon's Daughter' (1901).With ten plates. Volume XXIV 'Castle Dangerous Chronicles of the Canongate Etc.' (1901). With ten plates. Collated, complete to all volumes. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally very smart with fading to the spines, slight rubbing to the extremities, damp stains to the boards to volumes '18, 12, 19, 1, 5, 13, 22, 8 and 7'. Minimal offsetting to the extremities of the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and occasional spotting. The occasional page unopened. Very Good. book.