Sir Walter Scott — The Waverley Novels

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1900. Leather. A complete Library Edition set of Sir Walter Scott's most popular novel series, The Waverley Novels, in attractive half leather binding. A complete Library Edition set of the popular Waverley Novels, by Sir Walter Scott. In attractive half calf binding with marbled boards. This series of novels was first published in 1814. The series became widely read in Europe, being known simply as The Waverley Novels, due to Scott not taking public authorship until 1827. The novels are set over a period of a eight hundred years, from 1097 with 'Count Robert of Paris' to the 19th century with 'St. Ronan's Well&apos. Scott took inspiration from his homeland of Scotland, setting fifteen out of the twenty-five novels there. 'Waverley', the first novel in this series has since been widely credited as one of the first pieces of historical fiction. Volume I, 'Waverley', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and eight plates. Volume II, 'Guy Mannering', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and seven plates.Volume III, 'The Antiquary', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates.Volume IV, 'Rob Roy', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and six plates. Volume V, 'Old Morality', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and six plates. Volume VI, 'Black Dwarf and Montrose', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume VII, 'Heart of Midlothian', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and seven plates.Volume VIII, 'Bride of Lammermoor', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and six plates. Volume IX, 'Ivanhoe', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume X, 'The Monastery', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume XI, 'The Abbot', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume XII, 'Kenilworth', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Volume XIII, 'The Pirate', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and seven plates. Volume XIV, 'Fortunes of Nigel', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume XV, 'Peveril of the Peak', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and eight plates. Volume XVI, 'Quentin Durward', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Volume XVII, 'St. Ronan's Well', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Volume XVIII, 'Redgauntlet', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Volume XIX, 'Betrothed and Highland Widow', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and six plates. Volume XX, 'The Talisman', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume XXI, 'Woodstock', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and seven plates. Volume XXII, 'Fair Maid of Perth', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and five plates. Volume XXIII, 'Anne of Geierstein', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Volume XXIV, 'Count Robert of Paris', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and three plates. Volume XXV, 'Surgeon's Daughter and Castle Dangerous', illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and four plates. Collated, complete. In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear to the extremities. With the occasional mark. Light rubbing to spines. Light age toning and the occasional spot to endpapers. Light bumping to spine of volume two. Internally firmly bound. Light age toning and the occasional spot to papers. Some pages unopened. Owners ink inscription to volume three and volume ten. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .