IVANHOE
by SCOTT, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Slight rubbing to spine labels; spines evenly sunned. Near Fine in a partly split, Very Good slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
Published in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe is an influential historical romance novel set in medieval England. Ivanhoe represents a departure from Scott’s other novels, and remains his most well-known work. Scott explores many different themes in Ivanhoe, chief among them the rivalry and tension between the Saxons and Normans, feudal injustice as well as the oppression of England’s Jewish communities at the time. Critical reception was very positive at the time of publication, and Scott is credited with renewing interest in medieval England, leading to the publication of other novels set during the Dark Ages. The novel is also noteworthy for being historically accurate, correctly noting key figures and events of the time. In addition, Ivanhoe is also credited with expanding interest in the mythical Robin Hood, who Scott characterized as a cheerful and noble bandit.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002192
- Title
- IVANHOE
- Author
- SCOTT, Sir Walter
- Illustrator
- Edward Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight rubbing to spine labels; spines evenly sunned. Near Fine in a partly split, Very Good slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Hand-colored, Limited Editions, Walter Scott, 19th Century British Literature, Fine Press, Edward Wilson
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- Color Plates;
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