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Lot 116

Sale 741 - Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Jun 23, 2020 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[BINDINGS]. SCOTT, Walter, Sir. (1771-1832). The Waverley Novels. New York, London: The Chaucer Company, n.d.


49 volumes (of 51, lacking vols. 1 and 17), 4to (265 x 175 mm). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the addition of 48 watercolor and ink drawings by H.C. Green and numerous hand-colored engraved plates, many window mounted. Original autumn leaf calf, elaborately gilt, with floral design surrounding central coat-of-arms in gilt and purple morocco onlays, gilt and purple morocco thistle corner pieces; spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, gilt and purple thistle in one, thistle tools in the rest; turn-ins gilt with thistle motif, white morocco doublures with gilt and purple morocco on-lay central arms, maroon watered silk endpapers; edges gilt (slight chipping to spine-ends, a few small scuffs). 

LIMITED EDITION, number 1 of 1200 copies of the EXTRA ILLUSTRATED EDITION.
 

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