Description: I have here for sale a book entitled ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN or The Maiden of the Mist by Sir Walter Scott, first edition published as a triple decker by Cadell & Co, Edinburgh in 1829. The novel is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). It covers the period of Swiss involvement in the Burgundian Wars, the main action ending with the Burgundian defeat at the Battle of Nancy at the beginning of 1477.Fine binding copies in half calf brown leather on brown and red marbled hardboards. Gilt bands, black leather title blocks and gilt lettering and numbering to the spines. Only Vol I has lost its title block. Chipped to the head and tail of the spines and very minor wear to the corners. Some rubbing to the marbled paper. All boards firm and in very good condition. Bookplate to the front endpapers for Rev W G Maxwell. Sporadic foxing. Condition overall: very good. Vol I - 336 pages, Vol II - 346 pages, Vol III - 381 pages, Vol IV - 331 pages. 19 x 12 cm.We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy. Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
Price: 19.99 GBP
Location: Whitegate, Cheshire
End Time: 2024-12-06T19:22:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 46.58 GBP
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Binding: Fine Binding
Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Fiction Subject: General & Literary Fiction
Region: Europe
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: SIR WALTER SCOTT
Publisher: CADELL AND CO
Year Printed: 1829
Original/Facsimile: Original