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1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott

1822 Rare First Edition Book set - The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott

$550 USD - $550 USD
$550 USD
$550 USD - $550 USD
$550 USD

Author: Sir Walter Scott.
Title: The Pirate.
Publisher: Edinburgh, Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., London, 1822. First issue with "their" instead of "there" on line 20, p17, vol 2. (Complete set of 3 volumes).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 × 5 inches.
Pages: vii–322; 332; 346 pages (3 volumes).
Binding: Very good contemporary half green calf leather binding over marbled boards, spines richly gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering pieces; corners ruled in gilt. (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Bindings sound and attractive.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, light marginal ink staining to the lower outer edges of volume III, remaining well clear of the printed text throughout - as shown, early ownership inscription to the upper margin ot the title-pages - as shown). 

Estimate: (USD 750–1,000).

The books: First edition, first issue, of one of Sir Walter Scott’s most atmospheric historical novels, set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands and drawing deeply on Norse legend, maritime folklore, and Gothic romanticism. This is the true first issue, distinguished by the well-known textual point with “their” instead of “there” on line 20, page 17, Volume II. Offered here as a complete set of three volumes, preserved in handsome contemporary bindings, this edition represents the earliest published form of the text and is increasingly scarce in original condition.

The author: Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was one of the most influential literary figures of the nineteenth century and a pioneer of the historical novel. His Waverley novels reshaped popular fiction by blending historical realism with romance, regional identity, and psychological depth. The Pirate (1822) stands apart within his oeuvre for its stark northern setting and darker, more elemental tone, reflecting Scott’s fascination with oral tradition and the lingering presence of myth within history.