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Preface dated 1857. 24 volumes in 12 books. Tan-brown leather with maroon title labels to spines, marbled boards. Rather scuffed, rubbed, and bumped, some minor loss and chipping to spine ends, bookseller blindstamps to ffeps, some light foxing, mainly to closed edges, small owner stamp to ffep of vol 7, vol 1 has cracked central gutter with some pages becoming loose, otherwise contents good.

Wilson's popular Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, very scarce in this three volume set. Six volumes in three books, bound in half calf. Volumes I to VI of Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland, bound in a three volume set. The first volume contains Volume I and II; the second contains Volume III and IV; and the third contains Volume V and VI. There is a glossary to the rear of Volume VI. Each of the six volumes within the three volume set has a frontispiece and there are 24 further plates overall. In 1832, John Mackay Wilson (1804-1835), editor of the Berwick Advertiser, began publishing local stories, and by 1834 he published the first collection as Wilsons Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland. These local stories became very successful, and were continued after his death by his widow and new editors for a further 5 years. In half calf bindings. Externally smart, with bumping to the boards and rubbing to the extremities and the spine of each volume. Front hinges of first and third volumes are starting but firm. Internally, mostly firmly bound, except for the first volume, in which pages 11 to 18 and 27 to 32 are coming loose, and pages 19 to 26 are loose. Very Good.

Wilson's popular Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, very scarce in this three volume set. Six volumes in three books, bound in half calf. Volumes I to VI of Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland, bound in a three volume set. The first volume contains Volume I and II; the second contains Volume III and IV; and the third contains Volume V and VI. There is a glossary to the rear of Volume VI. Each of the six volumes within the three volume set has a frontispiece and there are 24 further plates overall. In 1832, John Mackay Wilson (1804-1835), editor of the Berwick Advertiser, began publishing local stories, and by 1834 he published the first collection as Wilsons Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland. These local stories became very successful, and were continued after his death by his widow and new editors for a further 5 years. In half calf bindings. Externally smart, with bumping to the boards and rubbing to the extremities and the spine of each volume. Front hinges of first and third volumes are starting but firm. Internally, mostly firmly bound, except for the first volume, in which pages 11 to 18 and 27 to 32 are coming loose, and pages 19 to 26 are loose. Very Good.