Donnelly Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 19th Century.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
These first ten volumes, from the 25 volume Library Edition, contain 11 novels with illustrations bound in half polished tan calf over marbled boards, the marbling repeated to the end papers and page edges.
The books have the plate of St Andrew Warde (1806-1887) who emigrated to Australia and married in Brisbane in 1867 where the books were bound by Watson & Co.
Volume I - Waverley has a split all along the internal hinge and some splitting to the external hinge which is loose but still held in place by 2 of the 4 stitches with that to the top and bottom having broken. Heavy foxing to the first and last few pages and more lighter foxing regularly appearing throughout although mainly restricted to around the margins. Externally fair amount of wear to the marbled paper to the boards and board edges as well as bumping to some edges and corners. Spines with some scuffing, marks and wear.
Each volume measures 23.3 cm, has a depth of 16.1 cm and a total shelf coverage of 44 cm. The total combined unpackaged weight is approximately 12.5 kg.
Donnelly Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 19th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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The First 10 Books from Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels Dated 1876
