THE TALISMAN. With an introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb

First Easton Press Collector's Edition. With fourteen exceptional aquatint etchings (12 are single page and two are double-spread) and twenty-eight line drawings, one for the heading of each chapter. 8vo, in the publisher’s original full brown leather binding, the covers beautifully gilt decorated with a central double sword motif with triple lined borders, the spine with raised bands, the compartments lettered and decorated in gilt, silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt silk ribbon marker. xxv, 369 pp. A fine copy.

Edizione: first easton press printing superbly illustrated. "the talisman, originally published in 1825, may be said to introduce the final third of the waverley novels. it recounts the derring-do of sir kenneth, prince royal of scotland, in the holy land. its main character is richard coeur de lion, who would become king richard i of england. richard also appears in two other waverley novels: invanhoe, and the betrothed. the latter and the talisman constitute 'the tales of the crusaders.'"