Cleishbotham, Jedediah (Walter Scott)

Tales of My Landlord. Fourth and Last Series

Not Identified, Printed for Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, and Whittaker and Co. London; Printed by Ballantyne and Company, 1832. Hardcover. Black and marbled boards with gilt lettering; 4 volumes. "Jedediah Cleishbotham" was a pseudonym for author Walter Scott. Armorial bookplates of former owner are inside each volume's front covers. Good (Boards are moderately edgeworn with scuffing/smudging; covers are starting; inner hinges are cracking; spine strips are beginning to peel at the ends; textblock edges are toned with some scuffing/smudging; bookplates ifc; minimal markings; interior has light toning and foxing, as expected with age.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 200953

Catalogue: Literature Young and Old

Keywords: Literature Young and Old, Fiction, Walter Scott ; Fiction ; ;

Scott, Walter

Der Schwarze Zwerg ( Tales of My Landlord )

Leipzig, Christian Ernst Kollmann, 1823. 2nd Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Ein romantisches Gemählde. übersetzt von M. A. Lindau. Leipzig 1823. 2. verbesserte Auflage. 312 Seiten. Seiten sind von unregelmassiger Groesse. Pappeinband mit marmorisierten Deckeln. Ecken und Gelenke etwas bestossen. Text sehr gut und sauber. Very Good-.

Calendula Horticultural BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 4276

Catalogue: German History and Literature

Keywords: Lindau Romantisches Gemählde

Scott, Walter:

Tales of my Landlord, With the Authors Last Notes and Additions, and a Glossary, Third Series. the Bridge of Lammermoor - a Legend of Montrose

Paris, Baudry`s European Library, 1839. ohne Angabe XI, 439, 8 Seiten 8° , Hardcover/Pappeinband mit Lederrücken Goldprägung am Buchrücken, Einband und Kanten etwas berieben, Exlibris im Deckel, durchgehend etwas fleckig, guter Zustand

Antiquariat BuchseiteProfessional seller

Book number: 431967

Catalogue: Literatur

Scott, Walter

Tales of My Landlord. Third Series _ the Bride of Lammermoor and a Legend of Montrose

Paris, Baudry's European Library, 1839. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. green cloth, black spine, gilt lettering, 459 pp boards worn on spine and corners, notes in pencil on front pastedown Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 91299

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Scottish Literature, Historical Fiction

Scott, Walter

Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, Collected and Arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham _ in Four Volumes. _ Vol. I.

Paris, A. and W. Galignani, 1821. Hardcover Octavo. Hardcover. brown paper boards, calf leather spine, gilt lettering and decoration, 216 pp, plastic cover, cover lightly soiled, edges stained Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 96600

Catalogue: Literature

SCOTT Sir Walter

Tales of My Landlord with the Author's Last Notes and Additions, and a Glossary. First Series. Black Dwarf. Old Mortality. FIRST CONTINENTAL EDITIONS IN ENGLISH

Baudry's European Library, Paris,, 1838. 2 works in 1 vol., 8vo., First Continental Editions in English, on laid paper, some light and occasional browning to text; contemporary marbled boards ruled in gilt, roan back elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt, sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, a very good, bright, clean, firm copy. With the large nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick W. Disney on front paste-down. Baudry's Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors. Vol. XII. Both works were first published in 1816. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 12687

Catalogue: Literature0

Keywords: cstock, literature, scott, walter scott, waverley novels,

[Jedediah Cleishbotham] Walter Scott

Tales of My Landlord Old Mortality and the Black Dwarf

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co, 1819. Paperback. A uniformly bound set of sixth edition Walter Scott's Old Mortality and The Black Dwarf, considered to be the best of Scott's novels. Written under Scott's pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham, described as schoolmaster and parish-clerk of Gandercleugh. Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. His famous works include 'Waverley', 'Ivanhoe' and 'The Lady of the Lake&apos. Scott was also a prominent member of the Tory party in Scotland, and served a the long term President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Through his friend James Ballantyne, who founded a printing press in the Scottish Borders, Scott was able to publish his first poetical works, bringing them to the public attention. His works gained much success both in the U.K and across Europe. Many of the German translations of his works we set to music by the composer Franz Shubert. Complete in four volumes. In a half buckram bindings with paper covered boards and publishers original spine labels. Externally, a trifle rubbed with wear to extremities and spine. Front joint of volume three is starting, and all hinges are strained. Both boards to volume four are held by the cords only. Splitting to the backstrip of each volume. Internally, generally firmly bound but with some leaves working loose. Bright pages, but with the occasional instances of spotting Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: SET10-C-1

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Walter Scott Waverley Fiction Scottish Waverley Fiction None

Sir Walter Scott

Tales of My Landlord

Edinburgh , Archibald Constable and Company, 1818. Leather. These short stories are written by the imaginary character Jedediah Cleishbotham, school master and Parish-clerk of Gandcercleigh, actually written by the famous Sir Walter Scott. Second Series. There were originally four series of which overall there are seven short stories. These four volumes are of the first three stories, there are two identical copies of 'The Heart of Milothian&apos. The other two stories are 'The Black Dwarf' and 'Old Mortality&apos. These short stories are all set in Scotland during the 1700s and are meant to depict a sense of Scottish regional life. In full calf bindings. Externally, all the front joints are cracking and all the rear joints are starting but firm. Internally, all firmly bound, with some occasional age toning and a few scattered spots. The title page of one copy of volume three, 'The Heart of Midlothian' is incorrectly entitled as volume one. One copy has some slight offsetting to the text and endpapers. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: SET31-D-4

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Short Stories Jebediah Cleishbotham Gancercleigh Jebediah Cleishbotham None

Jedediah Cleishbotham [Sir Walter Scott]

Tales of My Landlord

Paris, A. And W. Galignani, 1832 . Leather. A smart collection of work by Sir Walter Scott, under the pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham, complete in three volumes. Bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the boards and to the spine. Complete in three volumes. The fourth and last series of Tales of My Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham, schoolmaster and parish-clerk of Gandercleuch. Written by Sir Walter Scott, the famed author of Waverley, under one of his pseudonyms, Jedediah Cleishbotham, who serves as Scott's imaginary editor in this particular series. This work is comprised of Volume I, 'Count Robert of Paris', Volume II, 'Count Robert of Paris' and Volume III, 'Castle Dangerous&apos. These two works also feature as the penultimate and the last of Scott's Waverley novels. With a bookplate of Elizabeth Wolfe to the front paste down, and an ink inscription of Charles Lacy to the front endpaper of each volume. Bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the boards and to the spine. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and to the joints. Front joint cracked to volume I. A touch of fading and rubbing to the spine. The odd mark to boards, heavier to volume I. Hinges slightly strained, with front hinge split to volume I between front blanks. Spine label detaching to volume I, with slight loss to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with light age toning to the extremities and the occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 879Q34

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: sir walter scott Jedediah Cleishbotham leather binding Jedediah Cleishbotham None

Sir Walter Scott

Tales of My Landlord Second Series the Heart of Mid-Lothian

London, John C Nimmo, 1893. Leather. A nicely bound copy of Sir Walter Scott's seventh Waverley novel. With bright tartan endpapers of the Scott clan tartan. Bound without title page, date and publisher's information sourced from Copac. The Heart of Midlothian was originally published in four volumes and is often regarded as Scott's finest novel. Much of the dialogue is in Lowland Scots. Sir Walter Scott was an historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was one of the first to have contemporary readers worldwide. In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to the spine and boards. Externally, very smart with just some small patches of rubbing to the raised bands and to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's bookplate to the recto of front endpaper, 'DM&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with scattered spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH25-G-1

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Sir Walter Scott Scottish Leather Historical Scottish None

Sir Walter Scott

Tales of My Landlord First Series Vol IV

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co. 1819. Leather. A copy of Vol IV of this fictional work by Sir Walter Scott, writing under the pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham. Vol IV of IV only. Tales of My Landlord is a series of novels in four series that form a subset of Scott's Waverley Novels. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed with some shelfwear and wear to head and tail of spine, joints starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright with some spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH8-D-22

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Waverley Scott Scotland Scottish Scott None

Sir Walter Scott

Tales of My Landlord, Collected and Arranged by Jedediah Cheishbotham

Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1816-19. First edition. Leather. The first, second, and third series of 'Tales of my Landlord', collections of works by Sir Walter Scott, all first editions and handsomely bound in uniform half calf. Handsomely bound copies of the first, second, and third series of Tales of My Landlord by Sir Walter Scott. Tales of My Landlord is a collection of novels that form a subset of Walter Scott's larger anthology, 'The Waverley Novels&apos. It contains four series of charming tales. Written by Sir Walter Scott under the pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham, schoolmaster and parish-clerk of Gandercleugh. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish playwright, historical novelist, and poet who is often credited for establishing the historical fiction sub-genre.  This set contains the first, second, and third series, all in first editions, and all with half titles present. The first series was published by William Blackwood in 1816, and is complete in four volumes. The novels present are The Black Dwarf, which is set on the Scottish Borders in 1707 and The Tale of Old Mortality which is set in Southern Scotland in the years 1679-1689. The Tale of Old Mortality is often deemed by critics to be one of Scott's best works, and it appeared here first. The second series was published by Archibald Constable & Company in 1818, and is noted by the misspelling of the word 'witchcraft' to page 52 in Volume II. It is complete in four volumes. The second series contains The Heart of Mid-Lothian, which tells the story of a working-class young girl attempting to gain a pardon for her sister for the alleged murder of her baby. The third series was published by Archibald Constable & Company in 1819, and is complete in four volumes. The third series contains The Bride of Lammermoor, a historical novel set in the Lammermuir Hills of south-east Scotland, and A Legend of Montrose set in seventeenth-century Scotland during the War of the Three Kingdoms. Previous owner's ink signatures to the title pages of all the volumes to the third series.A lovely, uniformly bound set of these works in first editions. In uniform half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with some rubbing to the spines and light shelf wear to the boards. Previous owner's ink signatures to the title pages of all the volumes to the third series. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. A small amount of loss to the title page of Volume I of the second series. Some light spots to the first and last few pages of each volume, and some light offsetting to the odd page, though many pages remain bright and clean, especially considering the age of the work. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 817J6

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: landlord black dwarf old mortality walter scott black dwarf Not Stated

Jedediah Cleishbotham [Sir Walter Scott]

Tales of My Landlord, Second Series [the Heart of Midlothian]

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable, 1818. First edition. Leather. The four volume first edition of Sir Walter Scott's novel 'The Heart of Midlothian', the second work in his 'Tales of My Landlord' series. The first edition, first issue: lacking signature on dedication leaf of volume I; with the misspelling 'Wichtcraft' to volume II, page 52; with page 348 of volume IV miss numbered as 438.The second series of 'Tales of My Landlord', this work can also be viewed as the seventh of Scott's Waverly novels. Set between 1736 and 1736, the plot of the work is set into motion by the Porteous Riots in Edinburgh, and involves a working class Edinburgh girl's travels to London, to obtain a royal commutation of the death penalty incurred by her sister.Bound without half titles.With the armorial bookplate of Nathanael Ellison to front pastedowns, and an engraved plate pasted to the front free endpaper of each volume. In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Discolouration to back strips, with rubbing to spine heads and tails, and joints. With both hinges of volumes I and IV, and the front hinge of volume III strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to title pages, with pages generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 850F31

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: The Heart of Midlothian Sir Walter Scott Waverley Novels scottish literature Sir Walter Scott nathanael ellison None