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Walter Scott: Peveril of the Peak-4 Volume Set-1822-First Description: Peveril of the Peak - 4 Volumes Scott, Walter (1771-1832) Book Description: Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1822. Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "By the author of "Waverley, Kenilworth," &c". Complete 4 volume set. Half bound in leather with marbled boards. Boards scuffed and worn, upper boards detached, rear boards still hanging on. Some foxing, mainly to the endpapers and prelim pages, the blocks otherwise clean and tight in the main. Scarce as a complete set. Weight in excess of 1.5kg. One of a number of similar Items I am selling. Postage combined/reduced where possible when taking more than one book. ***Canadian Bidders*** Unfortunately Due to the recent changes made by the Royal Mail for deliveries to Canada over 2kg, I am unable to offer books over 2kg to Canadian bidders at the usual rate that applies to North American bidders. Any Canadian bidders wishing to purchase books over 2kg can do so but the cost will be high at £47 Airmail, no surface mail available, although this also gives a limit of 10kg. Contact me for more details ***Overseas Bidders*** No cheques please unless drawn on a UK bank. Overseas transactions to be paid with Paypal, NO Foreign Currency, thanks ***All Bidders*** Please note that items are sent to the address as stated on your invoice unless I am imformed otherwise in A SEPERATE EMAIL VIA EBAY. I do not have time to read messages posted on Paypal payments, especially with hundreds of emails appearing in my inbox. I reserve the right to charge an additional fee for higher value items to cover the cost of a 'signed for' service. All items are sent without insurance, although this can be arranged for an additional fee, please contact me for more details. Postage is combined when more than one item is purchased where possible. New: A new book, never used. As New (AN): Although a used book, it should appear unread with no flaws, just as when it was sold new. Fine (F): Should have no flaws, a perfect copy of a used book. Mint: Another term for Fine. Near Fine (NF): May show a small flaw, such as shelf wear, but nearly perfect and unread. Very Good (VG): The broadest category for used books, this describes any average used book. May have small flaws, and has probably been read, but should appear overall clean and attractive. Good (G): Will probably have significant wear or damage, although is still intact. Suitable for reading, but not necessarily a good gift copy. The old saying in bookselling is "good ain't good." Fair: Another term for Poor or Reading Copy: Heavily worn or damaged, a poor book will be readable but not attractive. Binding Copy: This will be the complete pages of the book, but the binding has been broken or damaged to the point it will need professional rebinding Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter Powered by eBay Turbo Lister