Sir Walter Scott — Waverley Novels

Edinburgh, Robert Cadell , 1842-1847. Leather. A smart illustrated set of Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley' novels, bound in full calf by Hayday. Comprising the 'Abbotsford' edition of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels. Complete in twelve volumes, bound into twenty-four.Uniformly bound in signed full tan calf by Hayday, with decorative gilt to the spines.Illustrated throughout with steel engraved plates and in-text wood engravings, as detailed below. The 'Waverley' Novels are a long series of historical novels that were among the most popular and widely read in Europe. Despite their popularity, Scott did not publicly reveal his authorship of them until 1827. Titles such as 'Ivanhoe' are particularly credited with popularising the use of medieval settings and chivalric romances. Comprising the following volumes (by their spine volumes): I – Waverley - Five steel engraved plates II – Guy Mannering - Five steel engraved plates III – The Antiquary - Four steel engraved plates IV – Black Dwarf; Old Mortality - Seven steel engraved plates V – Rob Roy - Five steel engraved platesVI – Heart of Midlothian - Six steel engraved plates VII – Bride of Lammermoor; Legend of Montrose - Seven steel engraved plates VIII – Ivanhoe - Four steel engraved plates IX – The Monastery - Four steel engraved plates X – The Abbot - Five steel engraved plates XI – Kenilworth - Four steel engraved plates XII – The Pirate - Five steel engraved plates XIII – Fortunes of Nigel - Five steel engraved plates XIV – Peveril of the Peak - Seven steel engraved plates XV – Quentin Durward - Five steel engraved plates XVI – St. Ronan"s Well - Four steel engraved plates XVII – Redgauntlet - Four steel engraved plates XVIII – The Betrothed; Talisman - Eight steel engraved plates XIX – Woodstock - Seven steel engraved plates XX – Highland Widow; The Surgeon"s Daughter - Two steel engraved plates XXI – Fair Maid of Perth - Six steel engraved plates XXII – Anne of Geierstein - Four steel engraved plates XXIII – Count Robert of Paris - Five steel engraved plates XXIV – Castle Dangerous - Two steel engraved plates Collated, complete.  Uniformly bound in signed full tan calf by Hayday, with decorative gilt to the spines. Externally, very smart, with scattered spots and marks to the boards. Some rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional scattered spots concentrated to the plates, however engravings themselves remain pleasing. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .