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Leather Boards. Condizione: Fair. Original brown leather hardcovers; the rear still attached; front leather is edgeworn, separated from its board and laid-in; spine strtip missing. Despite all this, the copy is tight, holding and reasonably sound. Pp xiv ['Dedicatory Epistle', 231; green marbled endpapers. contents have occassional stains, foxing but are all firm and legible. Previous owner's name in sepia ink on title page is not quite legible. Suitable as rebind project? Images/further information available upon request.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Volume II of four only. 319pp, leather and marbled paoer covered boards now detached, spine cover missing. Spots of foxing to flyleaf, otherwise a clean copy, which would repay rebinding.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A re-backed 3 volume,1st Edition, set. Each volume in identical (presumed original) green pebbled cloth-covered boards with a newer, very similarly coloured, green cloth spine, and a Blue blocked, Gilt bordered, Gilt Title to the spine of each volume. New lemon endpapers to each book. Corners bumped and rubbed with age. Lacks all half-titles and advertisements, all books start with the title page after the new endpapers. Quite heavy foxing (browny-yellow spotting/patching) throughout to all volumes. Bindings very tight, all hinges sound, and, apart from the foxing, the text is clear and otherwise clean. No Inscriptions or other marks. Vol 1 = 336 pp; Vol. 2 = 346 pp; Vol 3 = 381 pp. " 'Anne of Geierstein' begins in autumn 1474 and ends in January 1477 with the defeat of Charles the Bold, The Duke of Burgundy, at the Battle of Nancy. Both Ballantyne and Scott had serious doubts about Anne of Geierstein and were therefore pleasantly surprised to find that the novel sold well especially in England. Along with 'The Fair Maid of Perth', Anne of Geierstein was Scott's most commercially successful novel after 1825." . SEE IMAGES. ; Each Volume Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. The condition is surprisingly good considering the age. Hinges are cracked, pages discolored with much wear to bindings. Still, they are intact, usable, readable and enjoyable. Rare copies. There may be a few blank end pages missing but not crucial. ; Ex-Library; 487 pages;

Half leather, 8vo, lxiii, 271/ 331/ 360 pp, gilt edges and gilt-stamped, : - cover stained, some foxing, beautiful copy. First edition. *The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI (1423-1483) who plays a prominent part in the narrative.* Wikipedia.