12mo. In three volumes. [4], 336; [4], 336; [4], 310pp. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Coker Court to all FEPs, scattered spotting.

John Galt (1779-1839), Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and social commentator. As one of the first writers to deal with issues arising from the industrial revolution, Galt has been styled as an inaugural figure of political novelisation. Sir Andrew Wylie concerns a lowly Scottish peasant boy who, through his own wit, elevates himself to the highest echelons of London society.