The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
THE LADY OF THE LAKE; A POEM.
SCOTT, Sir Walter [1771-1832].
Published by Edinburgh: Printed for John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, London, by James Ballantyne and Co., 1810. (1810)
SCOTT, Walter, Sir. THE LADY OF THE LAKE. A POEM. Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and others, 1810. 8vo. Contemporary full blind and gilt tooled calf, all edges marbled. Weak joints but still a strong binding with clean crisp text. (x), 433 pages. Second edition. Scott wrote The Lady in the Lake in 1810, and this is the fourth edition. It became such a popular work that it went through twelve editions that first year alone. He was drawing on the romance of the Arthurian legend but with an entirely different story set around Loch Katrine in the Trossachs of Scotland. STIJ011
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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- Bookseller
- E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC] (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- STIJ011
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Ballantyne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1810
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sir Walter Scott, Classic Literature, Poetry
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