"Peveril of the Peak" by Sir Walter Scott - Archibald Constable, Edinburgh - 1822 first UK edition - complete in four volumes - 15cmx13cm - condition: in rare original binding with wear and rubbing, text block clean and in good condition, detached from bindings held by mylar covers, half titles present Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, and Woodstock this is one of the English novels in the Waverley novels series, with the main action taking place around 1678 in the Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London, and centring on the Popish Plot.