Antique Leather 1861 - Scott's Tales of Tales of a Grandfather History Scotland

These five parts, curated from the original set of Miscellaneous Works of Sir Walter Scott, published 1861 Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. The series of 5 books is complete as a series even though the series was published as part of a large set of collected works

Full leather blue plates and gilded hub spines. Acceptable to good condition, three volumes missing part or all of title block. Hinges frayed but intact, though partially separated as shown in photos.

Tales of a Grandfather is a series of books on the history of Scotland, written by Sir Walter Scott, who originally intended it for his grandson. The books were published between 1828 and 1830 by A & C Black. In the 19th century, the study of Scottish history focused mainly on cultural traditions and therefore, in Scott’s books, while the timeline of events is accurate, many anecdotes are either folk stories or inventions.