Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1890. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full tree calf, spine insix compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on red label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt toolrd borders on covers, all edges gilt, printed endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece.. Front board almost detached, gift inscription on first preliminary page (dated Xmas, 1890), old tape repair on feps, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. GOOD. . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 232 pp .

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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: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27849
Title: The Lady of the Lake
Author: Scott, Sir Walter
Format/Binding: Leather
Book Condition: Used - Good with No dust jacket as issued
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belford, Clarke & Company
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1890
Keywords: History;, King Arthur, Sir Walter Scott;, Poetry;
Bookseller catalogs: King Arthur;

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