SCOTT, SIR WALTER.: Kenilworth. A Romance, by the Author of 'Waverley, Ivanhoe etc'.  

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and John Ballanyne, 1821. 

 3 volumes, 8vo,  pp [4], 320; [4], 339;[4],  348, [4, adverts]. with half-titles in all three volumes and advert slip for Helen de Tournon in volume one, uncut in original two-one boards with paper labels to spines, rubbed and with slight corner wear, paper chipping to spines, especially to foot of volume one, but basically sound and clean internally with usual usage to the bindings which are holding well,  

FIRST EDITION, one of Scott's more successful novels, based upon the visit of Elizabeth I to Kenilworth in the 1570's, a particularly well documented event at the time, as Scott surely knew. A large print run of about 10000 copies has ensured plentiful sets in existence today, however, those still in the original boards such as this make a reasonable premium.  £200.00