Beschreibung:

SCOTT, Sir WALTER. The Waverly Novels. New York and London: The Chaucer Company, n.d. [19??]. 51 vols., 4to, publisher's "autumn leaf" binding of crushed and laminated morocco dyed green, red and yellow in the grain, covers with a gilt thorn branch border with gilt thorn plants at corners, the flowers in onlaid purple morocco, Scott's gilt and onlaid purple morocco arms at centers of covers, spines in five compartments, two gilt-lettered, the remainder with similar gilt and onlaid thorn design, turn-ins gilt, white morocco doublures with Scott's arms as on covers, crimson watered silk liners, g.e., occasional small scratches or abrased spots to covers, a few headcaps very slightly chipped, some light scuffing to lower board edges . LIMITED "EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED" EDITION, no. 4 of 1200 copies, titles printed in red and black on Japanese vellum, each vol. with 3 frontispieces: one colored wood engraving or line block and 2 colored etchings, numerous wood engravings in the text, many full-page, woodcut ornamental initials. (51)