PEVERIL OF THE PEAK. By the Author of "Waverley, Kenilworth," &c. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. London, 1822 [i.e. 7 January 1823]. Octavo, four volumes: pp. [1-2] [i] ii-xxxii [1-3] 4-302; [1-2] [1-3] 4-319 [320: blank]; [1-2] [1-3] 4-315 [316: blank]; [1-2] [1-3] 4-320, three-quarter green calf and boards, green coated endpapers. First edition, first issue. A historical novel set in England and the Isle of Mann during the Restoration period in which "Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, but both he and his father are accused of involvement with the 'Popish Plot' of 1678." - Wikipedia. Block, The English Novel 1740-1850, p. 209. NCBEL III 673. Todd and Bowden 165Aa. Lacks half title leaves. Calf worn at spine ends and corner tips, boards scuffed, a very good copy. (#162778).
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