THE LADY OF THE LAKE
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853. 375pp Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood from Drawings by Birket Foster and John Gilbert. 'With All His Introductions, Various Readings, and The Editor's Notes'. Blue decorated cloth with gilt designs and titles. A fine period cloth binding by John Gray. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.
Synopsis
The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Scott's popularity as a poet. With 25,000 copies sold in eight months, it broke all records for the sale of poetry. Known as a romantic poem, it tells about love and honor amidst a bitter rivalry between King James V and the Douglas family. The book is set in the Trossachs region of Scotland and it is composed of six cantos, each concern the action of a single day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TH144
- Title
- THE LADY OF THE LAKE
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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