Ivanhoe by Scott Sir Walter Lang Andrew (10 results)

Condition: 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Reprint. Shelf wear and discolouring on boards, wear along spine, cloth wear and knocks at extremities, play in hinges, tanned on eps, sides tanned, otherwise good. 800 grams.

hardback, 8vo, lvi,673pp, 12 illustrations, slight browning, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, page edges partly uncut, gilt-decorated green cloth, Very Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Llalauze, Ad [Adolphe] (illustrator). Undated but circa 1900. Volume IX of the 25 volume Large Type Border edition of Scott's Waverley Novels. lvi, 668pp, plus monochrome plate frontispiece and 11 further like illustrations. Quarter bound in black leather over blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges deckled. 8vo. Cloth rubbed and rounded at corners, a little worn at edges, heavy scuff on front panel. Endpapers lightly toned and stained, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Handsome volume. With introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Octavos. 321; 309 pages. TWO VOLUME SET. Hardcovers bound in decorative brown cloth with elaborate cover designs embossed in gilt. Complete with original brown cloth dust jackets, now in mylar. The jackets show moderate wear. The rear panel to the jacket on Volume 2 has a 2.5 inch long by 1 inch wide damp mark with some wrinkles, but this does not affect the book beneath. Top edges of both text blocks are gilt, which has dulled. Prior owner's bookplate on front paste downs for both volumes. "Louise and Seymour Ullman". In volume one, between pages 16 and 17, there is toning where the ribbon bookmark was placed. In volume two there is a 1 inch long piece of tape placed at the margin on page 179-180; this does not affect the text. The text is toned but otherwise generally clean. There is a Glossary at the end of each volume. Collates complete with 10 full-page illustrations in each volume. An attractive edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lala (illustrator). Border edition of the Waverley Novels. Introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang. lv, 672pp. 12 illustrations. Ruled buckram boards with gilt decoration and titles to spine (very lightly rubbed on corners and spine joints, else crisp and clean). Hint of foxing, most markedly, but still slight, on rear endpapers. Handsome volume. 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth Hardcover, with gold lettering and floral decoration on the spine. Not ex. library. 674 rough cut pages, + 56 page introduction, + 50 page glossary and adverts, pages gilt edged on top surface, illustrated with 12 etchings. Toning on endpapers. Contents clean, tight and bright. Clean boards, minimal wear, a nice copy. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 673pp. Very well illustrated with 12 full page plates. Classic literature/reference. In original full red leather binding. The book is clean and bright with the lightest of expected handling wear. There are no marks or inscriptions in the book. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Wear to spine ends, hinges of Vol II starting ; Hardcovers (black leather spine/brown boards) , deckled edges. B&W plates with captioned tissue guards, glossaries Vol I: lvi + 321 pp. Vol II: 361 pp. These are "orphans" from a larger limited edition set (Volumes 16 & 17 from Edition de Grand Luxe, no. 272 of 500 copies). One of Scott's Waverly Novels ; 8vo.

[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.