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Memoirs of The LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT!!

by John Lockhart.

 

According to DNB:

Lockhart's Memoirs are "Next to Boswell's Johnson, the best [biography] in the language."

Making this an important part of any antiquarian library! 

 

Bound in the original dark green leather bindings. High quality moroccan-leather bindings.

These display beautifully & would make an excellent addition to any antiquarian library.

Ornate gilded spine with raised hubs.

Marbled covers, edges, boards and end-papers.

6 3/4''.

Complete 10 volume set.

Adam and Charles Back, Edinburgh.

Printed in 1868.

Excellent condition. Hinges fully attached. General rubbing on hinges and extremities. Some general exterior rubbing. Interior is clean, bright. Free of foxing, FINE interior. Small library sticker on back pastedown only. No writing or previous signs of ownership. All hinges are fully attached and sound. 

This complete 10 volume set is beautifully designed and includes an illustrated frontis protected by tissue.

This is a gorgeous collection.