Quentin Durward

NY: Dodd, Mead. 1923. good+. Hardcover. 499pp + 16 color illustrated plates, all present; text clean, previous owner name on free front ep; binding shaken; 8.75" tall; gilt lettering on front of navy cover with wear to edges; spine darkened; no dj .

Not so stated, but we believe this is a first edition, first printing by the Excelsior Publishing Company. A handsome volume in excellent condition for its age. Leather and hard-board cover has wear around edges but is otherwise in excellent condition. Gold lettering and scrollwork on spine still sharp. Pages are in excellent condition: we could not find any… Read more about this item

Librairie Hachette et Cie., Paris, 1904; Fifth Edition; large 8vo, 296 pages; illustrated. Librarie Hachette illustrated edition of Walter Scott’s 1824 novel "Quentin Durward," elaborately bound in red cloth with ornate black and gold floral designs. Text illustrated with thirty-nine b&w engravings. Text in French. Very Good, clean and crisp, binding tight, sound and square, corners sharp. The… Read more about this item

EXCEPTIONAL COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS first edition, first issue 3 vols. 8vo. [4 (half-title & title)], lxiv, 273, [3 (blank)]; [4 (half-title & title)], 331, [1 (blank)]; [4 (half-title & title)], 360pp., original green cloth-backed paper covered boards, printed paper title labels on spines, front free endpaper of vol.II neatly removed and a piece torn from upper corner of rear endpaper… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. , 1906. Hardcover. Good. Nice, limp leather edition of Scott's 1823 historical novel. Top edge gilt. With b/w illustrations. Rubbing and bumping to spine. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good.

Boston, MA: Dana Estes & Company, 1900. Half bound in red leather over spines and corners. Raised spine bands creating six compartments. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration. Top edge is gilded, and others remain un-cut. Marbled end leaves. Number 308 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Covers show a little rubbing and scuffs… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library, n.y.. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. v, 1138pp. Pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Quite mild jacket edgewear. A tight, most attractive later printing (undated, but jacket and binding suggest late 1940s) of Modern Library Giant #G12, first published in 1933. A handsome copy of these (to cite front… Read more about this item

T. Nelson & Sons Ltd. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Undated but acquired by previous owner in 1940s. POS on FFEP in pencil, sunned and rounded spine, mild wear to blind stamped red cloth boards, cracked hinges but binding still solid, clean bright text.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1924. Reprint . Very Good/Good. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Dust jacket: Rare original jacket. Browning to spine. Wear and loss to ends of spine and corners of boards. Wear to fold of front flap. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Maroon… 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 steel… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. C. Bosseron Chambers. This is called a "classic" for good reason. Another in a series of classic children's book titles, an addition to the Scribner Illustrated Classics for Children, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. 1933 reprint of the 1923 edition. Augmented… Read more about this item

London: Collins' Clear-Type Press [no date]. (Leatherbound) 623p. Very good. 16mo. Lacking slipcase, as common. Lettering and decoration in gilt to spine. Spine sunned. Light chipping at head. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrated by Paul Hardy..

Archibald Constable & Co. /Hurst, 1823T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Complete 3 vol. set. Leather spine and corner tips have some rubbing. Marbled boards are lightly rubbed. Finding no markings in any; of the vols. Vol. 1 is lightly read. Vol. 2 and 3 appear to be unread. Binding is fine. Vol. 1 a previous owner… Read more about this item

London : Adam & Charles Black, R. and R Clark, Edinbugh, 1897, 1897. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 461, xii, 448, pp. ; 1/2 leather ; LC: PR 5321; Dewey: 823.7 ; LC: PR 5321; Dewey: 823.7 ; Quentin Durward is Scott's first European novel. The central character is a young adventurer and soldier of the Scottish guards seeking… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: : H.C. Carey and I. Lea--Chesnut Street, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 321p. Subject; France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1924.. First edition with these illustrations.. publisher's black cloth with mounted color illustration, in dust jacket with a different mounted color illustration.. A fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with a small scratch to the color illustration and some light chipping to the top of the spine. Very attractive.. Large 8vo,. Scribner's… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Nelson, c. 1920. Hardcover. Very good +. 4 x 6 in. Blue calf semi-rigid boards. Gilt upper text edge. Frontis with tissue. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; letaher supple, covers clean, minor shelf wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. Fic. RGR.

New York: Scribners. 1932. First Edition. VG, much edge wear, rubs front & rear .

Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1906-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages have just a few markings. Covers show liht edge wear with rubbing/scuffing. Hinges cracked but binding intact. Previous owner has written on book fore edge and inside covers. Heavily used but pages still quite legible/readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1923. 1st of This Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. C. Bosseron Chambers. Large 8 Vo. Gilt lettered black cloth with large pictorial paper label to front panel. 10 full page colour plates plus frontis. Edgewear o/w a fine copy lacking the rare dj.