Author: Scott, Walter, Sir (1771-1832)
Title: The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland; Comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture and Other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions, Together with Illustrations of Remarkable Incidents in Border History and Tradition
Description: London; Printed For Longman. Hurst. Rees. And Brown & C. 1814. First Edition. Finely and uniformly bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title directly gilt-blocked. Spine compartments attractively tooled in gilt. Scattered foxing around the title page and prelim. pages in vol. 1. Some foxing is also evident around some of the plate margins. There is a damp stain on the engraved title page of vol. 2. which is not evident on any following pages. An exceptional set in this condition - scans on request. ; 0 pages; 94 plates on India paper [steel] engraved by John Grieg (1803-1853) and illustrated by Luke Clennell (1781-1840). Minor scattered marginal foxing to the plate margins. Text remarkably bright and clean. - [Complete in Two Volumes].

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