Item #23642 The Border Antiquities Of England And Scotland, And Other Vestiges Of Former Ages,; Accompanied By Descriptions. Together With Illustrations Of Remarkable Incidents In Border History And Tradition, And Original Poetry. Walter Scott, Esq.

The Border Antiquities Of England And Scotland, And Other Vestiges Of Former Ages,; Accompanied By Descriptions. Together With Illustrations Of Remarkable Incidents In Border History And Tradition, And Original Poetry

Edinburgh & London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, 1814-1817. First edition. leather_bound. CXXVII, 209, CI (Appendix) & General Index Of Names And Subjects (6 leaves). 28.5 X21.5 cm. Frontispiece, two additional engraved titles, 92 engraved plates, all with tissue guards. Owner inscription free endpaper, Vol. II, and Morrell armorial bookplate Vol. I. Elegant binding, full strait grained morocco, gilt Cathedral illustration centered front and back covers, surrounded by double frames of arabesques in gilt and blind. Raised bands, spine panels gilt in Cathedral motif. Text generally clean with engravings bright and sharp. Slight rubbing to extremities.UPCOTT. I, xxxii. Contemporary red morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 2 Vols. Item #23642

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