The Antiquary by Sir Walter ScottPremium white Cream Pages Stitched Binding Matte Cover Local Premium Copy Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Language English Pages Amount 763 Summary : Nicola Watson is a literary scholar who edited an Oxford World's Classics edition of Walter Scott's novel The Antiquary. The novel itself tells the story of a young man with a mysterious past who falls for the daughter of a Scottish landowner.