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The Lady of the Lake Blue cloth with blue lettering on the front and spine. - 1912
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
Description
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Details
- Title The Lady of the Lake
- Author Sir Walter Scott
- Binding Blue cloth with blue lettering on the front and spine.
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 239
- Publisher Charles E. Merrill Company, New York
- Date 1912
- Bookseller's Inventory # 2bc403788
About Grampy's Bookcase West Virginia, United States
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
About this book
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.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of The Lady of the Lake was published on 8 May 1810 in Edinburgh by John Ballantyne and Co., and in London on 16 May by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller. The price was two guineas (£2 2s or £2.10), and 2000 copies were printed.
Features a contemporary binding of half dark brown calf, gilt-panelled spine, and marbled boards.