A Stunningly Bound Complete 25 Volume Set Of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels. Published in Edinburgh in 1871

These bound volumes would elegantly grace any bookcase, library or study. They are a truly truly beautiful collection. Scott, Sir Walter - Waverley Novels; the Centenary Edition, 25 vols. pictorial engraved titles, num. plates and some other illus.; contemp fine calf leather and marbled boards, gilt decorated panelled spines with green leather and tan leather Published in Edinburgh, 1871 The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series, released in 1814. The later books bore the words 'by the author of Waverley' on their title pages. The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as 'by the author of Waverley' and thus is not always included as part of the Waverley Novels series. Scott's early Waverley books deal with several different phases of Scottish history and were noted for their characterizations of ordinary people and their use of regional Scottish dialect. These novels often concern the clash between heroic traditions of the past and practical visions of the future. Waverley, for example, treats the tensions between the Jacobites and the Hanoverians in the mid-18th century, while The Heart of Midlothian addresses the social conflict following the Porteous Riots of 1736 over the execution of a smuggler. Scott set his other novels in historical periods dating to the Middle Ages in locales such as England, France, Palestine, and the Orkney Islands. Chronological order, by settingedit 1097: Count Robert of Paris 1187–94: The Betrothed, The Talisman, Ivanhoe (3) 1307: Castle Dangerous 1396: The Fair Maid of Perth 1468–77: Quentin Durward, Anne of Geierstein (2) 1547–75: The Monastery, The Siege of Malta, The Abbot, Kenilworth (4) 1616–18: The Fortunes of Nigel 1644–89: A Legend of Montrose, Woodstock, Peveril of the Peak, The Tale of Old Mortality, The Pirate (5) 1700–99: The Black Dwarf, The Bride of Lammermoor, Rob Roy, Heart of Midlothian, Waverley, Guy Mannering, Redgauntlet, The Antiquary (8) 19th century: St. Ronan's Well They are beautiful bindings in super condition. We have only ever seen the Zaehnsdorf bindings as equal to or possibly better than these.