Peveril Of the Peak

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1822 First Edition, First Issue (see bibliography Todd & Bowden 165Aa] ), Edinburgh 1822. Books are very good and bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Text block edges in light green. Former owner's Ex-libris on the front endpapers. Small pencil notes on the endpapers of Vol.1 and 4. Titled and heavily decorated in… Read more about this item

Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Woodstock and Kenilworth, this is one of Scott's English novels, with the main action taking place around 1678. Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, but both he and his father are accused of involvement with the Popish Plot… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1831. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed for Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, and Whittaker & Co. London, 1831. Vol. 3 only of 3 volumes. 352 p.: engraved frontispiece; 17 cm. Contemporary half polished black calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Red leather labels in second and fourth compartment with gilt-tooled title and… Read more about this item

Nottingham: Boots. Published around 1906, 634 pages plus adverts, (The Pelham Library), Jesse Boot's Compliments sticker on inside front cover. . Very Good. Hardback. Reprint..

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 7" tall. A first impression of the first edition of Walter Scott's novel published in four parts. Very good in unsigned 1/2 leather binding with title labels to spines. (Todd & Bowden 165Aa) All 4 volumes lack half titles but conform to… Read more about this item

A & C Black, Edinburgh,, 1871. 8vo., with a frontispiece engraved by Watt after Bonnington (original tissue guard present), fine title-vignette engraved by Booth, 6 fine engraved topographical plates and an engraved portrait, neat inscription on blank preliminary; handsomely bound in contemporary red half calf, marbled boards ruled in gilt, decorative back gilt extra with five raised bands, compartments… Read more about this item

London: A. & C. Black, 1929. Hardcover. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, mild bump to bottom edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xxv, 634 pages, frontispiece, "issued with the original 10 woodcuts" (b&w). 1361376. FP New Rockville Stock.

Dana Estes and Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. Circa 1900 Dana Estes and Company, copyright 1893 Estes and Lauriat. Four volumes in two, from the Standard Edition, limited to 1000 copies. This is copy 631. Introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers have red cloth-covered boards with paper spine labels. Tissued… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson, 1906. Hardcover. Fair. Pleasant limp leather edition of Scott's 1823 Waverley novel. From the New Century Library, With b/w illustrations and tissue guarded frontispiece. Printed on fine india style paper. Rubbing to top and tail of spine with some loss. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep.… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent,, 1911. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reprint.Library Edition in cloth and quarter pigskin.Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly… Read more about this item

Archibald Constable, 1822. First Edition. Unknown. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First editions in 4 volumes, complete as issued. Period brown calf over what appear to be the original boards (circulating library bookplates and pabels on covers; heavy rubbing; boards of volume I and IV detached but present, extreme overall rubbing and scuffing to… Read more about this item

Boston: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Riverside Press. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +. The publication date and edition are not listed: we estimate a ca. 1880 publication date. Hardcover, terra-cotta red cloth with beveled boards, with Scott's silhouette, gilt, to the front cover, and the title, gilt, to the spine. The illustrations throughout the text are… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan, 1925. Some rubbing / shelfwear to board but internally clean, tight and bright. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket.

Macmillan & Co, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. heavy, extra postage may be required outside South Africa. shelf wear on the quarter leather boards. foxing and marks. gold gilt on the top edge. some page ends are unevenly cut. contents are clear and presentable. sound binding. also considering its age, book is in very good condition.[SK]. Our… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson and Sons 1905. Duodecimo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

A & C Black. hardback, lacks d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Rand McNally & Co, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Caxton Publishing Company. Undated c1900 Caxton Publishing Company Melrose edition hardback, dark green embossed boards with gilt decoration to spine, The Waverley Novels Vol 15; no dj; Good+ copy, boards very good, inside good+, just some ageing to end papers and page edges; no inscriptions; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1900.

Hardback. New. A new edition of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel.

Adam and Charles Black. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.