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[Scotland And England], Scott

THE BORDER ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND; Comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture, and Other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions. Together with Illustrations of Remarkable Incidents in Border History and Tradition, and Original Poetry.

Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814

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Year of publication
1814
Place of printing
London
Author
[Scotland And England], Scott
Publishers
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
Edition
FIRST EDITION. 'The work of the poet and novelist Sir Walter
First edition
Yes

Description

2 volumes. First Edition. With fine antique family crest to each pastedown. Very handsomely illustrated with two elaborately engraved title-pages and ninety additional full-page engravings. Quarto, handsomely bound in period full dark-green grained morocco, the spines with raised bands separating the compartments which are elaborately decorated in gilt in elaborate multi-tooled designs, two compartments lettered in gilt, the covers with gine gilt rolled borders surrounded by triple gilt filleted rules, gilt rolled turnovers, rose endleaves, all edges gilt. cxxvii, 92; 93-209, ci, [12, Index and Colophon] pp. A fine set, very pleasingly preserved, the bindings strong and handsome, the text and illustrations crisp, clean and unpressed, some very occasional spotting to some fore-edges, but an unusually nice set of the first edition.
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