Halidon Hill: A Dramatic Sketch from Scottish History (FIRST EDITION)
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printred for Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Original boards from 1822 are 1/2 brown leather with marbled paper in brown, black and white color themes. Spine tooled in gilt decoration. Paper watermarked 1821 within title page. 109 pp + 1 page of notes. Missing first 1/2 title page; second half title page is present. Absent are 8 pages of ads in back (not always called for). Book is in overall very good condition with wear, light chipping, a small tear on the back cover foot, and rubbing to the cover and spine. Outside front hinge is starting, and inner hinge bears crack between flyleaves, yet remains firmly attached. Some foxing throughout, (particularly within the front and back endpages), and pages have lightly, evenly toned. This book is free from any marginalia or creasing. Per Google Books: "Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 15, 1771. He began his literary career by writing metrical tales. The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, and The Lady of the Lake made him the most popular poet of his day. Sixty-five hundred copies of The Lay of the Last Minstrel were sold in the first three years, a record sale for poetry. His other poems include The Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby, and The Lord of the Isles. He then abandoned poetry for prose. In 1814, he anonymously published a historical novel, Waverly, or, Sixty Years Since, the first of the series known as the Waverley novels. He wrote 23 novels anonymously during the next 13 years. The first master of historical fiction, he wrote novels that are historical in background rather than in character: A fictitious person always holds the foreground. In their historical sequence, the Waverley novels range in setting from the year 1090, the time of the First Crusade, to 1700, the period covered in St. Roman's Well (1824), set in a Scottish watering place. His other works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Bride of Lammermoor. He died on September 21, 1832." (Google). A nice copy. Additional photos available upon request. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066106
- Title
- Halidon Hill: A Dramatic Sketch from Scottish History (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printred for Archibald Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1822
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, theatre, play, Scotland, history, The Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby, and The Lord of the Isles, Waverly, Sixty Years Since, the Waverley novels, Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Bride of Lammermoor
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
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