1823 SIR WALTER SCOTT Quentin Durward WAVERLEY Triple-Decker Novel 1ST EDITION

Description: [Literature] ~ [SCOTT, Walter] Quentin Durward Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], lxiii, [1], 273, [1]; 331, [1]; 360pp. Without halftitles. Bound by Swinnerton of Macclesfield in contemporary blindstamped halfcalf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco letteringpieces. Lightly rubbed. Binder's tickets and armorial bookplates of Thomas Hibbert to all FEPs, contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Carolina H. Hibbert to all titles. The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's (17711832) historical novel centred on a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI; the seventeenth title in the Waverley Novels series. The present copy was bound by James Swinnerton, bookseller, bookbinder, and stationer, printer and publisher of the Macclesfield Herald and Congleton Gazette, and sometime agent to the London Genuine Tea Company. From the library of sometime High Sheriff of Cheshire, Thomas Hibbert (17881879). In 1823 Thomas had married Mary Caroline Henrietta Cholmondely (18031879), the eldest daughter of Charles Cholmondeley of Overleigh, Cheshire. In 1835, Hibbert inherited the family seat of Birtles Hall from his father Robert, alongside the staggering sum of £250,000 in personalty as well as his 'Jamaica estates with slaves, stocks etc.' ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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