Scott, Walter (Sir).
The Prose Works. Vol. 1-8.
Vol. 1: Waverley - Guy Mannering - Antiquary - Rob Roy - Ivanhoe. Vol. 2: Tales of my Landlord - The Monastery. Vol. 3: The Abbot - Kenilworth - The Pirate - The Fortunes of Nigel - Quentin Durward. Vol. 4: Peveril of the Peak - St. Ronan's Well - Redgauntlet - Tales of the Crusaders. Vol. 5: Woodstock - Memoirs of Swift - Life of Dryden - Lives of the Novelists - Paul's Letters - Goetz of Berlichingen - Essays. Vol. 6: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 7: Chronicles of the Canongate - Anne of Geierstein - Tales of a Grandfather. Vol. 8: The History of Scotland - Biographical Memoirs - Religious Discourses - House of Aspen - Doom of Devorgoil - Letters on Demonology and Witchcraf - History of France - Robert of Paris - Castle Dangerous - Tales and Essays - Glossary.
Paris, published by A. and W. Galignani
1827-1834,
cm.14,5x22,8,
pp.(2),771,(1); (4),750; (4),840; (4),720; (4),769,(1); (4),858; (4),870; (4),945,(1), testi su 2 colonne,
rilegg. uniformi metà '800 in m.za pelle, piatti in c. decorata con angoli, dorsi a 4 nervi con titoli e cornici in oro.
Cerniera ant. interna del vol. 1 distaccata; la c. dei risguardi, impermeabilizzata al recto, presenta tracce di muffe in tutti i volumi.
Firme coeve di appartenenza ai doppi risguardi. Usuali fioriture nt.
Da collezione, molto buono