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Lot 430: Scott, Sir Walter, et al. A Collection of Books. Various Publishers, 1923 and later. (DJ)

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A collection of books primarily focused on the literary works of Sir Walter Scott and historical Antarctic exploration.


Condition report:

The dust jacket for South With Scott is in poor condition with substantial loss, particularly to the front panel and spine, and shows significant fragmentation and edge wear. The blue cloth binding displays minor shelf wear. The binding of Quentin Durward shows bumping to the spine ends and corners. There is visible foxing to the title page and preliminary pages of this volume. All books in the collection exhibit standard characteristics of age, including sunning to the spines, bumped extremities, and toning to the paper edges.