Familiar Letters of Sir Walter Scott, 2 Volume set, David Douglas, 1894

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of writing and for many years afterwards. 

By profession, he was an advocate, judge and legal administrator, which he combined with his life as poet, novelist and historian. In later life he faced financial ruin, when Ballantyne Press collapsed amidst a UK banking crisis. Rather than become bankrupt, he decided to write his way free of the debt, and although when he died the still owed money, this was soon cleared by his Estate as his books continued to sell in substantial numbers.

Familiar Letters of Sir Walter Scott, 2 Volume set, complete.

Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1894 first edition.

A very good 2 volume set of brown cloth hardbacks with blind embossed borders to covers and gilt titles to spine. With some bumping and wear, and a little frayed to head and tail. With plain brown endpapers with some offset age fading. Soundly bound. 

Text is clean and bright throughout. Top edge a little dust toned. The fold-out map is in very good clean condition, with some offsetting from colouring tints. Guarded portrait frontispiece to Volume 1 and pictorial title in Volume 2 also with guard.

Text in English.

Vol I: xx + 445pp + Large fold-out map of Abbotsford at rear;

Vol II: xv + 435pp +20pp Publisher's advertisements at rear.

Weight: approximately 1575g (the set - unpacked). 

Dimensions:

Each volume approximately 230mm tall x 152mm wide x 38mm deep.