Antique 1904, Waverley Novels full set 25 Vol Set Sir Walter Scott Dryburgh Edition A&C

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Overall Condition: Acceptable – WornCovers: All volumes show uniform wear, spine darkening, and age-related foxing and spotting.Bindings: Most spines intact but a few are slightly frayed or bumped at the top and bottom.Interiors: Clean and legible pages. Light to moderate foxing, particularly to endpapers and page edges.Volume Uniformity: A matched complete set with consistent binding and presentation.

Publication Year: 1904

Type: Novel

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Book Title: Waverley Novels 25 Vol Set

Author: Sir Walter Scott

Original Language: English

Topic: Books

The Waverley Novels – Complete 25 Volume Set – Dryburgh Edition (Adam & Charles Black, c.1904)

This item is the complete 25volume Dryburgh Edition of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott, published by Adam and Charles Black. These beloved historical novels were foundational in defining the genre, and this special edition has been carefully collated against Scott’s annotated set held by the publisher, with corrections that are marked as copyright.

Each volume is uniformly bound in red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and features engraved frontispieces and illustrated title pages.

Product Details:

• Author: Sir Walter Scott

• Title: The Waverley Novels

• Edition: Dryburgh Edition

• Volumes: Complete in 25 Volumes

• Publisher: Adam & Charles Black

• Publication Dates: Title page dated 1892; Copyright page 1904

• Binding: Original red cloth with gilt titles

• Features: Illustrated with frontispieces and facsimile author pages

Volume Titles Include:

• Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Heart of Midlothian, The Bride of Lammermoor

• Guy Mannering, Old Mortality, Kenilworth, Redgauntlet, The Antiquary

• The Monastery, The Abbot, The Pirate, Peveril of the Peak, The Fortunes of Nigel

• Quentin Durward, St. Ronan’s Well, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth

• Count Robert of Paris, Anne of Geierstein, Castle Dangerous, and more.

Condition:

• Overall Condition: Acceptable – Worn

• Covers: All volumes show uniform wear, spine darkening, and agerelated foxing and spotting.

• Bindings: Most spines intact but a few are slightly frayed or bumped at the top and bottom.

• Interiors: Clean and legible pages. Light to moderate foxing, particularly to endpapers and page edges.

• Volume Uniformity: A matched complete set with consistent binding and presentation.

• Box: Not included.

About the Dryburgh Edition:

This edition was published with scholarly care, referencing Scott's own annotated versions to correct textual inaccuracies. It represents one of the more authoritative editions of The Waverley Novels, ideal for both collectors and literary scholars.

Perfect For:

• Collectors of classic British literature

• Enthusiasts of historical fiction and Romanticism

• Decorative antique book libraries

• Lovers of Sir Walter Scott’s timeless storytelling