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SCOTT, WALTER (1771-1832). [NOVELS], EDINBURGH: 1814-1831, 76 VOLUMES, FIRST EDITIONS, COMPRISING:
WAVERLEY. JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO. FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. AND LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, 1814. 3 VOLUMES, 12° (174 X 101MM). FLY-TITLES. (SMALL MARK AFFECTING TEXT ON VOLUME I, PP.82-83, LACKING HALF-TITLES.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume II with the press figures on the variable sheets B, K and O; volume III with the press figures on the variable sheets I, N, P, and Q and the press figure '7' on p.60. Todd and Bowden 77Aa.
Guy Mannering. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown and Archibald Constable and Co., 1815. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 101mm). Fly-titles. (A few leaves with small paper flaws or skilfully repaired short tears touching text, lacking half-titles and final blank volume II, P6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I with p.16 correctly numbered but p.163 in mixed types, p.341 with the colon above 'nt' in the imprint; volume III with no press figure on p.60, p.309, line 13 reading 'minute', and the final errata on p.[359] reading '(In some copies)'. Todd and Bowden 82Aa.
The Antiquary. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 97mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the point distinguishing the setting is: volume I, p.vii with no press figure. Todd and Bowden 94Aa.
Tales of My Landlord [First Series]. James Ballantyne and Co. for William Blackwood and John Murray, 1816. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 104mm). Half- and fly-titles. FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 with 'were [...] was' reading on p.234. Todd and Bowden 98Aa.
Rob Roy. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, '1818' [but 1817]. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 101mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles, volume I final blank O6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p[v] with the reversed Oxford rule 22mm. long; volume II, p.193, last line with inverted quotation mark; volume II, pp.129 and 341 with transposed signatures '2F' and '2P'. Todd and Bowden 112Aa.
Tales of My Landlord, Second Series. James Ballantyne & Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, 1818. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 103mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final blanks volume I, O12, volume II, O6, skilfully repaired tear affecting one word on volume I, B1.) FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 without signature on p.[1]. Todd and Bowden 122Aa.
Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1819. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 98mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking final blanks volume I, O12, volume III, O12, and publisher's catalogue and final blank volume IV, O10-12.) FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 without signature on p.[1]. Todd and Bowden 122Aa.
Ivanhoe. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1820' [but 1819]. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Fly-titles and volume I preliminary 'Advertisement' leaf. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume III, 2A3-4.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, volume I, A2 with press figure '9' etc. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I 'Advertisement', with 15mm. Oxford rule; p.'296', line 11 with double quotation mark after 'journey'; p.'297' with no press figure; volume III, p.187, line 17 with 'frequent'. Todd and Bowden 140Aa.
The Monastery. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and Archibald Constable and Co., and John Ballantyne, 1820. 3 volumes, 12° (173 x 100mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final blank volume II, Q6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the point distinguishing the setting is: volume I, p.226, last line with 'attentoin'. Todd and Bowden 144Aa.
The Abbot. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, 1820. 3 volumes, 12° (173 x 98mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and volume III advertisement and blank leaves Q5-6.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with original publishers on all titles. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.ii, line 10 with 'traveller' and no press figure on p.iii; volume II, p.350 without the press figure '6'. Todd and Bowden 146Aa.
Kenilworth. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1821. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 111mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue, volume III, Y7-8.) FIRST EDITION, volume II second setting with ' '' ere' on p.119, line 4 and p.338 with 'ha-' on line 16 and no press figure. Todd and Bowden 149Aa.
The Pirate. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1822' [but 1821]. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 108mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles.) FIRST EDINBURGH EDITION: volume I, D8 a cancellans with a comma after 'day' in p.64, line 8; volume II, B1 a cancellans with p.17, line 20 reading 'there' and the printer's imprint on p.332 reading '& Co.'. Todd and Bowden 156Aa.
The Fortunes of Nigel. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 110mm). Half-titles and fly-titles. (Lacking final blank, volume II, X8 and advertisement leaves volume III, Y8 and [Z]1-2.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.349 with 21mm. rule above imprint; volume II, pp.163 and 176 with the press figures '3' and '1' respectively; volume III, pp.201, 224, 268 and 270 with the press figures '17', '3', '10' and '7' respectively; Todd and Bowden 157Aa.
Peveril of the Peak. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1822' [but 1823]. 4 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. Volumes II, U1 and III, A8 cancelled, volume IV, Q7 uncancelled. (Lacking volume I, final blank T8 and 'Erratum' slip in volume III.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with 'CO., in publishers' imprint on all titles. Todd and Bowden 165Aa.
Quentin Durward. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1823. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Volume I lacking final blank [s]2.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 167Aa.
St Ronan's Well. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1824' [but 1823]. 3 volumes, 8° (182 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking final blanks volume I U4 and volume II, X4,.and publisher's catalogue volume III, X3-4.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy volume I has the press figures '12' and '12' on pp. 35 and 48 respectively. Todd and Bowden 171Aa.
Redgauntlet. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1824. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking 2 final advertisement leaves, volume II, X7-8.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy the setting of volume I is distinguished these points: the comma at the end of the first line of the title; p.232, line 16 with 'would': and p.240, line 2, with 'lowed';. Todd and Bowden 171Aa.
Tales of the Crusades. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825. 4 volumes, 8° (184 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking volume III, final blank X4 and volume IV publisher's catalogue Z7-8.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the footnote on volume IV, p.12 has the correct spelling 'sort'. Todd and Bowden 181A.
Woodstock. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. FIRST EDITION. In this copy the points distinguishing the settings are: volume I half-title with 'Ballantine' imprint on verso and title with 14mm. line above date; volume II with 17mm. Oxford rule on title and p.330 final line with 'tisement' and press figure '9'; volume III, p.167 with press figure '17', p.168, line 16 with 'orders!-I' and p. 369 with signature 'A' centred below 'col'. Todd and Bowden 190A.
Chronicles of the Canongate [First Series]. Ballantyne and Co. for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1827. 2 volumes, 8° (171 x 110mm). (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume II, 2A4-8.) Second edition, first issue. In this copy the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.109 with no press figure; volume II with cancellans leaves D8 (p.63, line 15 reading 'retch' and press figure 15) and E1 (p.66 line 16 reading 'charge'). Todd and Bowden 206Ab.
Chronicles of the Canongate. Second Series. Ballantyne and Co. for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1828. 3 volumes, 8° (171 x 112mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume III, Y7-8 and Z1.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 216Aa.
Anne of Geierstein. Ballantyne and Company for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1829. 3 volumes, 8°, volume I, quires A-M, and 12°, all following quires (170 x 112mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final advertisement leaf volume III, Q12.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 227A.
Tales of My Landlord, Fourth Series. Ballantyne and Company for Robert Cadell and Whittaker and Co., '1832' [but 1831]. 4 volumes, 12° (194 x 115mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking volume III half-title, and errata leaves volume I, [Q]1 and volume II, [P]1.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 253A.
(Variable, mainly light scattered spotting and light browning, a few leaves with skilfully-repaired tears affecting text.) Late 19th-century red straight-grained morocco gilt by Worsfold for Henry Sotheran & Co., the covers with single gilt fillet borders, the flat spines gilt in 6 compartments, titled in 3 and dated at the foot, gilt-ruled turn-ins (extremities lightly rubbed, the upper hinge of volume III of Anne of Geierstein cracked).
FIRST EDITIONS. A HANDSOMELY-BOUND SET. (76)
WAVERLEY. JAMES BALLANTYNE AND CO. FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. AND LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, 1814. 3 VOLUMES, 12° (174 X 101MM). FLY-TITLES. (SMALL MARK AFFECTING TEXT ON VOLUME I, PP.82-83, LACKING HALF-TITLES.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume II with the press figures on the variable sheets B, K and O; volume III with the press figures on the variable sheets I, N, P, and Q and the press figure '7' on p.60. Todd and Bowden 77Aa.
Guy Mannering. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown and Archibald Constable and Co., 1815. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 101mm). Fly-titles. (A few leaves with small paper flaws or skilfully repaired short tears touching text, lacking half-titles and final blank volume II, P6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I with p.16 correctly numbered but p.163 in mixed types, p.341 with the colon above 'nt' in the imprint; volume III with no press figure on p.60, p.309, line 13 reading 'minute', and the final errata on p.[359] reading '(In some copies)'. Todd and Bowden 82Aa.
The Antiquary. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 97mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the point distinguishing the setting is: volume I, p.vii with no press figure. Todd and Bowden 94Aa.
Tales of My Landlord [First Series]. James Ballantyne and Co. for William Blackwood and John Murray, 1816. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 104mm). Half- and fly-titles. FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 with 'were [...] was' reading on p.234. Todd and Bowden 98Aa.
Rob Roy. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, '1818' [but 1817]. 3 volumes, 12° (174 x 101mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles, volume I final blank O6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p[v] with the reversed Oxford rule 22mm. long; volume II, p.193, last line with inverted quotation mark; volume II, pp.129 and 341 with transposed signatures '2F' and '2P'. Todd and Bowden 112Aa.
Tales of My Landlord, Second Series. James Ballantyne & Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, 1818. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 103mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final blanks volume I, O12, volume II, O6, skilfully repaired tear affecting one word on volume I, B1.) FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 without signature on p.[1]. Todd and Bowden 122Aa.
Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1819. 4 volumes, 12° (173 x 98mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking final blanks volume I, O12, volume III, O12, and publisher's catalogue and final blank volume IV, O10-12.) FIRST EDITION, volume I state 1 without signature on p.[1]. Todd and Bowden 122Aa.
Ivanhoe. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1820' [but 1819]. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Fly-titles and volume I preliminary 'Advertisement' leaf. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume III, 2A3-4.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, volume I, A2 with press figure '9' etc. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I 'Advertisement', with 15mm. Oxford rule; p.'296', line 11 with double quotation mark after 'journey'; p.'297' with no press figure; volume III, p.187, line 17 with 'frequent'. Todd and Bowden 140Aa.
The Monastery. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and Archibald Constable and Co., and John Ballantyne, 1820. 3 volumes, 12° (173 x 100mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final blank volume II, Q6.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the point distinguishing the setting is: volume I, p.226, last line with 'attentoin'. Todd and Bowden 144Aa.
The Abbot. James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, 1820. 3 volumes, 12° (173 x 98mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and volume III advertisement and blank leaves Q5-6.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with original publishers on all titles. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.ii, line 10 with 'traveller' and no press figure on p.iii; volume II, p.350 without the press figure '6'. Todd and Bowden 146Aa.
Kenilworth. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1821. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 111mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue, volume III, Y7-8.) FIRST EDITION, volume II second setting with ' '' ere' on p.119, line 4 and p.338 with 'ha-' on line 16 and no press figure. Todd and Bowden 149Aa.
The Pirate. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1822' [but 1821]. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 108mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles.) FIRST EDINBURGH EDITION: volume I, D8 a cancellans with a comma after 'day' in p.64, line 8; volume II, B1 a cancellans with p.17, line 20 reading 'there' and the printer's imprint on p.332 reading '& Co.'. Todd and Bowden 156Aa.
The Fortunes of Nigel. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 110mm). Half-titles and fly-titles. (Lacking final blank, volume II, X8 and advertisement leaves volume III, Y8 and [Z]1-2.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.349 with 21mm. rule above imprint; volume II, pp.163 and 176 with the press figures '3' and '1' respectively; volume III, pp.201, 224, 268 and 270 with the press figures '17', '3', '10' and '7' respectively; Todd and Bowden 157Aa.
Peveril of the Peak. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1822' [but 1823]. 4 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. Volumes II, U1 and III, A8 cancelled, volume IV, Q7 uncancelled. (Lacking volume I, final blank T8 and 'Erratum' slip in volume III.) FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with 'CO., in publishers' imprint on all titles. Todd and Bowden 165Aa.
Quentin Durward. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1823. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Volume I lacking final blank [s]2.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 167Aa.
St Ronan's Well. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., '1824' [but 1823]. 3 volumes, 8° (182 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking final blanks volume I U4 and volume II, X4,.and publisher's catalogue volume III, X3-4.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy volume I has the press figures '12' and '12' on pp. 35 and 48 respectively. Todd and Bowden 171Aa.
Redgauntlet. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1824. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking 2 final advertisement leaves, volume II, X7-8.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy the setting of volume I is distinguished these points: the comma at the end of the first line of the title; p.232, line 16 with 'would': and p.240, line 2, with 'lowed';. Todd and Bowden 171Aa.
Tales of the Crusades. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825. 4 volumes, 8° (184 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking volume III, final blank X4 and volume IV publisher's catalogue Z7-8.) FIRST EDITION. In this copy, the footnote on volume IV, p.12 has the correct spelling 'sort'. Todd and Bowden 181A.
Woodstock. James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 112mm). Half- and fly-titles. FIRST EDITION. In this copy the points distinguishing the settings are: volume I half-title with 'Ballantine' imprint on verso and title with 14mm. line above date; volume II with 17mm. Oxford rule on title and p.330 final line with 'tisement' and press figure '9'; volume III, p.167 with press figure '17', p.168, line 16 with 'orders!-I' and p. 369 with signature 'A' centred below 'col'. Todd and Bowden 190A.
Chronicles of the Canongate [First Series]. Ballantyne and Co. for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1827. 2 volumes, 8° (171 x 110mm). (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume II, 2A4-8.) Second edition, first issue. In this copy the points distinguishing the setting are: volume I, p.109 with no press figure; volume II with cancellans leaves D8 (p.63, line 15 reading 'retch' and press figure 15) and E1 (p.66 line 16 reading 'charge'). Todd and Bowden 206Ab.
Chronicles of the Canongate. Second Series. Ballantyne and Co. for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1828. 3 volumes, 8° (171 x 112mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and publisher's catalogue volume III, Y7-8 and Z1.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 216Aa.
Anne of Geierstein. Ballantyne and Company for Cadell and Co. and Simpkin and Marshall, 1829. 3 volumes, 8°, volume I, quires A-M, and 12°, all following quires (170 x 112mm). Fly-titles. (Lacking half-titles and final advertisement leaf volume III, Q12.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 227A.
Tales of My Landlord, Fourth Series. Ballantyne and Company for Robert Cadell and Whittaker and Co., '1832' [but 1831]. 4 volumes, 12° (194 x 115mm). Half- and fly-titles. (Lacking volume III half-title, and errata leaves volume I, [Q]1 and volume II, [P]1.) FIRST EDITION. Todd and Bowden 253A.
(Variable, mainly light scattered spotting and light browning, a few leaves with skilfully-repaired tears affecting text.) Late 19th-century red straight-grained morocco gilt by Worsfold for Henry Sotheran & Co., the covers with single gilt fillet borders, the flat spines gilt in 6 compartments, titled in 3 and dated at the foot, gilt-ruled turn-ins (extremities lightly rubbed, the upper hinge of volume III of Anne of Geierstein cracked).
FIRST EDITIONS. A HANDSOMELY-BOUND SET. (76)
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