Hardcover Book, Riverside Literature Series: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (not authenticated)

This is a vintage hardcover book featuring an olive-green cloth-bound cover with dark green stamped typography and architectural illustrations. The front cover displays a classical pillar border enclosing legible text that reads at the top 'Riverside Literature Series', in the center 'SIR WALTER SCOTT'S Ivanhoe', and at the bottom 'Houghton Mifflin Co.'. The physical characteristics show standard nineteenth-century publishing formats, with visible edge wear, fraying at the spine edges, and slight discoloration on the left side of the front board, consistent with age and handling. The author listed on the cover is Sir Walter Scott, though the owner's notes mistakenly attribute the book to Sir Walter Raleigh and mention an unverified 1895 publication date and second edition status. These user-supplied claims remain unverified as no interior title page or publication date is visible in the provided image. The identification of the title and publisher rests entirely upon the clearly legible stamped text on the front cover. The typography and publishing style are consistent with late nineteenth-to-early twentieth-century educational printings by Houghton Mifflin. The overall craftsmanship reflects mass-produced yet durable publisher's cloth bindings common for educational series of that era. The item is unauthenticated regarding its exact printing year or edition.

Based on what I can see in the provided image, this is a vintage hardcover copy of Riverside Literature Series: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, featuring an olive-green cloth-bound cover with architectural illustrations and stamped typography indicating Houghton Mifflin Co. Per user submission, the owner identifies this as a second edition published in 1895 authored by Sir Walter Raleigh. However, I cannot verify from a photo whether the publication date or author attribution is correct, as no interior title page is visible, and the author listed on the cover is actually Sir Walter Scott. My value estimate of $15 to $30 assumes the working hypothesis that the item is a late nineteenth-to-early twentieth-century educational printing as suggested by the exterior style. The physical condition, showing visible edge wear, frayed spine edges, and board discoloration, negatively impacts its potential market value. General market demand for common nineteenth-century educational reprints and textbook series is typically low among collectors, keeping prices modest unless a specific rare printing is identified. To resolve the contradictions in the owner's notes regarding the author and to assess potential value more accurately, an in-person physical inspection by a rare book specialist would be needed to examine interior publication details and copyright pages. If this item turns out to be a modern reproduction or lacks the assumed period publication details, the value would drop closer to nominal decorative book levels of $5 to $10.