© National Library of Scotland
Illustrations to Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott
Artist: Various, George Cruikshank, Sam Bough (1822 - 1878), Henry Macbeth-Raeburn
Location: National Library of Scotland
Date: circa 1900
Materials: ink on silk bound in morocco gilt
Dimensions: each volume: 26 x 21cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,712 (Total: £5,712)
Vendor: Michael Laird Rare Books, New York
Review number: 5995 (2007)
Provenance:
By descent; private collector, New York; Michael Laird Rare Books, New York.
Description:
A collection of 10 volumes with 274 hand coloured illustrations on silk taken largely from the Border Edition published 1892-1894. The original novels by Scott were not illustrated but there was a huge demand for copiously illustrated copies after his death. The illustrators represent a 'who's who' of artistic talent of the time including Sam Bough and H Macbeth-Raeburn. There are also plates by George Cruikshank which are wholly different in feeling and show a marked difference in style to the Border Edition plates. The National Library of Scotland holds the pre-eminent collection of Scott manuscripts.
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