Sir Walter Scott — Waverley; Guy Mannering

Edinburgh, Cadell & Company, 1829. Leather. The third editions of two classic Waverley novels, printed towards the end of the Scottish literary giant's life to aid his financial woes. The third edition of Waverley, alongside Guy Mannering, the first and third volumes within Cadell's series of Waverley Novels by Scottish literary giant Sir Walter Scott. Published in 1829, first published in 1814 and 1815 respectively. Rebound in half calf, with golden pebble boards. Waverley contains a vignette and frontispiece. Foundational texts within historical fiction, the Waverley novels swept Europe and remained among the most popular novels in the nineteenth century. Waverley, or 'Tis Sixty Years Since, follows a young man amidst the Jacobite Rising of 1745, while Guy Mannering follows a man's adventures following his kidnapping by smugglers.  When these editions were published towards the end of his life, Scott hoped that they would aid his financial woes. Rebound in half calf, with golden pebble boards. Externally, smart, with minimal marks and edgewear. Slight fading to calf joints and to extremities. Waverley end papers are bright and clean, with minor browning to Guy front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Title leaf and frontispiece of Mannering are missing. Pages are bright and clean, with slight toning from printing to the odd leaf of preface in Waverley. Very Good . Ill.: E. Landseer, W. Raddon. Very Good .