The Waverly Novels (28 Novels in 12 Volumes)

Adam and Charles Black, 1867. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1862-1867 Adam and Charles Black (Edinburgh, Scotland), 12 4 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches tall quarter leather bound, marbled paper-covered boards over red leather spine and tips, five raised bands and gilt tooling/lettering to spines, all page edges marbled, extra engraved title page preceding each title page, [v.1] xxxix, 332, xii, 313; [v.2] ix, 312, xlviii, 298; [v.3] x, 323, xvi, 265, ix, 235; [v.4] vi, 421, xvi, 347; [v.5] xxxii, 288, viii, 333; [v.6] viii, 348, vi, 377; [v.7] xviii, 334, xxxii, 452; [v.8] xxii, 338, 328; [v.9] 344, xvi, 368; [v.10] x, 317, xxxi, 357; [v.11] xiii, 346, x, 357; [v.12] xvi, 292, vi, 325 pp. (8,743 pages total.) Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with chipping to the upper spine cap of Volume 7. Stain to front pastedown of each volume, presumably where a bookplate was removed. Otherwise, apart from expected age toning, a very good set - clean and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [15.5P]A 12-volume circa 1867 issue of 28 of the Waverly Novels, a long series of novels by Scottish historian, novelist, poet, and playwright Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, the Waverly Novels were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series, released in 1814. The later books bore the words 'by the author of Waverley' on their title pages. 'Scott's influence as a novelist was incalculable; he established the form of the historical novel, and, according to V.S. Pritchett, the form of the short story. He was avidly read and imitated throughout the 19th century, not only by historical novelists such as Ainsworth and Bulwer-Lytton, but also by writers like Mrs. Gaskell, G. Eliot, the Brontes, and many others, who treated rural themes, contemporary peasant life, regional speech, etc., in a manner that owed much to Scott.' - Oxford Companion to English Literature. Titles: Waverly, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, A Legend of Montrose, The Black Dwarf, The Bride of Lammermoor, The Heart of Midlothian, Ivanhoe, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, The Pirate, The Fortunes of Nigel, Peveril of the Peak, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan's Well, Redgauntlet, The Betrothed, The Highland Widow, The Talisman, The Two Droves, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth, Anne of Geierstein, Count Robert of Paris, The Surgeon's Daughter.