Peveril of the Peak & Quentin Durward by Walter Scott c1880s Leather Illustrated
 
Peveril of the Peak & Quentin Durward
By Sir Walter Scott
Edited by Rev. P. Hately Waddell
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell; Printed by Morrison & Gibb Ltd., Edinburgh
Circa late-1880s (c.1883–1916)
Half-leather binding with marbled boards and marbled edges, decorative Victorian Waverley Novels edition
 
Bibliographic Details
 
Titles: Peveril of the Peak & Quentin Durward
Author: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Editor: Rev. P. Hately Waddell (1817-1891) – includes notes, glossary, biographical & critical commentary
Publisher: W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, Edinburgh
Printer: Morrison & Gibb Ltd., Edinburgh
Edition Date: Undated – publisher active 1883-1916; editor died 1891, and so circa late 1880s
Binding: Half thick leather over spine, board inner edges and corners; marbled paper boards; marbled page edges; marbled pastedowns and endpapers
Illustrations: Each novel with engraved black-and-white frontispiece (with tissue guard) + illustrated title page
Pagination: Peveril of the Peak – 472 pages; Quentin Durward – 384 pages; all pages present
Size & Weight: Approx. 19 × 13 × 4.1 cm; weight approx. 766 g
 
Condition Report
 
Exterior:
Beautiful decorative binding in half-leather with gilt lettering on black spine background, panelled and tooled gilt lines.
Marbled boards retain vibrant pattern; minor wear: light rubbing to corners/edges, small surface marks, some fading.
 
Interior:
Pages lightly tanned; light foxing and minimal marks; marbled endpapers show small “A. Brown & Sons, 26, 27 & 29 Savile Street, Hull” binder’s label. No pen or pencil inscriptions.
Predominantly uncreased; only a very small crease on a couple of pages
Minor defects: small rip at bottom edge of pages 355-360 in Quentin Durward (text unaffected). All pages present and tightly bound; no loose pages.
 
 
Collectibility & Features
 
Late-Victorian uniform edition of Scott’s Waverley Novels, highly collectible for both content and binding.
Editor Waddell’s involvement helps date the volume and adds scholarly value.
Decorative elements: gilt spine, marbled boards/edges, frontispieces and illustrated title pages contribute to appeal.