[FORE-EDGE PAINTING] – SCOTT, Walter. Tales of the Crusaders. – Vol. I-II, The Betrothed. –Vol. III-IV, The Talisman. Edinburgh & London: Archibald Constable and Co., Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825. 4 FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS.
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[FORE-EDGE PAINTING] – SCOTT, Walter (1771-1832). Tales of the Crusaders. – Vol. I-II, The Betrothed. – Vol. III-IV, The Talisman – Edinburgh & London: Archibald Constable and Co., Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825.
2 works in 4 volumes, 8vo (173 x 107 mm). 19th-century red morocco gilt, spine in 7 compartments with 6 raised bands gilt, edges gilt, concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of St. Giles Cathedral, Parliament House, The University of Edinburgh, and The Bridewell (some minor chipping).
FIRST EDITION of two of Sir Walter Scott’s Waverly novels.
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