Woodstock & Fair Maid of Perth Walter Scott c1880s Leather Illustrated
 
Woodstock & Fair Maid of Perth By Walter Scott
c1883–1916 – Antiquarian leather Waverley edition (half-leather, marbled boards, illustrated)
 
Bibliographic Details
 
Title: Woodstock (or The Cavalier) & The Fair Maid of Perth (bound together)
Author: Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
Editor: Rev. P. Hately Waddell (1817–1891) – notes, glossary and editorial apparatus.
Publisher: W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, Edinburgh
Printer: Morrison & Gibb Ltd., Edinburgh
Date / Edition: Undated; publisher active 1883 –1916; editor deceased 1891 – circa late 1880s.
Binding & Format: Half-leather with thick leather over spine, corners and board edges; marbled paper boards; marbled page edges; marbled pastedowns & endpapers. No dust jacket.
Illustrations: Engraved black & white frontispieces (with tissue guards) and illustrated title pages for each novel.
Pagination: Woodstock – 386 pp.; The Fair Maid of Perth – 368 pp. All pages present.
Size & Weight: Approx. 19 × 13 × 3.9 cm; weight approx. 728 g.
 
Exterior Condition
 
Handsome late-Victorian half-leather binding with gilt lettering on a black spine label and gilt decorative tooling. Marbled boards retain attractive patterning. Light wear consistent with age – gentle rubbing at corners and edges, small marks and fading in places. Overall robust and display-worthy.
 
Interior Condition
 
Pages lightly tanned with occasional light foxing common to books of this period; otherwise, clean and predominantly uncreased. A small rip at the top corner of page 15 (and verso) – cosmetic only and does not affect text. A small patch of rubbing on the inside edge of the front flyleaf. All gatherings secure; no loose or missing leaves. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers show minor handling marks. No pen or pencil inscriptions. Overall, a tidy, well-preserved interior.
 
Features & Collectibility
 
Attractive Waverley Novels uniform edition – desirable for collectors who favour decorative Victorian bindings.
Editor P. Hately Waddell adds scholarly notes and helps date the edition.
Decorative attributes: gilt spine, marbled boards and edges, protected engraved frontispieces, illustrated title pages – all present.