Kenilworth by Scott, Sir Walter - 1831

New York, New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1831. Edge and corner wear; no dj; corners are bumped and rubbed; scuffed and scratched; pages are toning; shelf worn; former owner's name is in ink on the inner front cover; overall a nice used copy! No publishing date, but the introduction is dated 1831. Yellow decorated cloth with black and yellow lettering on the front board and spine. 423 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "A certain degree of success, real or supposed, in the delineation of Queen Mary, naturally induced the author to attempt something similar respecting 'her sister and her foe,' the celebrated Elizabeth. He will not, however, pretend to have approached the task with the same feelings; for the candid Robertson himself confesses having felt the prejudices with which a Scottishman is tempted to regard the subject; and what so liberal a historian avows, a poor romance-writer dares not disown..............." -------- from the Introduction.. Reprint. Yelllow Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.