The Poetical Works of Walter Scott

Scott, Walter (Sir) with a Life By Alexander Leighton

Published by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh, 1865

About this Item

Lovely editon with Engraved Illustrations by Keeley Halswelle. Frontis is a portrait of Walter Scott with facsimilie signature. Illustrated Title Page and Printed Title Page date 1865. In Contemporary Full Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in one compartment and decorative design with between dark bands in others. Blind tooled linear borders with decorative corners to front and rear. Edges Bevelled. Inside border hatched. All page edges Gilt. Brown Endpapers. A "Life of Sir Walter Scott" by Alexander Leighton, 11 Pages long, precedes the Poetry. 665 Pages + Publisher's Adverts. 6 1/2" Tall. Some wear to leather, 2 small splits (1" long) at either side of top of spine and a tiny bit of leather missing from very top of spine. Pages in very good condition with only an occassional spot of foxing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poetical Works of Walter Scott
• Publisher: William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1865
• Binding: Full-Leather
• Illustrator: Halswelle, Keeley
• Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiquarian Books
  • Illustrated Books
  • Poetry