The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott | Illustrated Complete Edition, Collector’s Copy, 1888

A beautifully illustrated complete edition of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. The volume includes celebrated narrative poems such as The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the Lake, Rokeby, and The Lord of the Isles, along with ballads, miscellaneous poems, and verses from Scott’s Waverley novels. Illustrations are by Garrett, Schell, Taylor, Waud, and other artists.

This is an especially attractive collector’s copy, distinguished by its light gray cloth binding, beveled boards, decorative gilt detailing, and gilt page edges. The richly ornamented covers and spine give the volume a striking presence on the shelf.

The pages are clean and crisp. The cloth shows scattered light spotting, and the gilt page edges have mellowed with age. The copyright page bears the dates 1884 and 1888.

Size: 8¼″ × 6″

A handsome illustrated Victorian edition that brings Scott’s poetry together in a finely dressed Victorian volume.