Scott's Poetical Works
by Scott, Sir Walter, Illustrated by Keely Halswelle
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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St. Charles, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
498 and 500 Broadway, New York: Sheldon and Company. Full Leather. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. No copyright, (1863-77???) but believed to be First American edition compliment of William Nimmo's /Edinburgh Edition? Includes "The Life of Sir Walter Scott" by Alexander Leighton. Fair++/No dust jacket; sturdy full drk. brown leather of tooled intricate design & beveled edging, gilt scrolled "Scott" signature at top center, gilt star pattern of 7, at bottom center, inlaid olive green pebbled strip in center of beveled frame, raised banded spinestrip with gilt title and tooled flower patterns on each box, all leave edges polished gilt, choc. brn.ribboned bookmark chocolate brown endpapers, two blank leaves have moderate foxing, cracked hinges, light smudingl but text basically clean & clear, is tissue guarded frontis portrait of Scott w/fascimilie signature, extra engraved title page, 10 WONDERFULLY illustrated full page engravings by Keely Halswelle, Notes-(Murray and Gibb, Printers, Edinburgh) 665pp. Scarce & Collectible. . Good. Full-Leather.
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- Bookseller
- Julie's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006607
- Title
- Scott's Poetical Works
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter, Illustrated by Keely Halswelle
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- 498 and 500 Broadway, New York: Sheldon and Company
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, CLASSIC PROSE, POETRY, POEMS, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, SCOTTISH BOAR DER WARS, HISTORY-FICTION, BIOGRAPHY-SCOTT, SIR WALTER. SCOTT, WALTER-"SCOT T'S POETICAL WORKS" KEELY HALSWELLE CLASSICS-LITERATURE Literary Collections & Critici
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- Literary Collections & Criticism;
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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About the Seller
Julie's Books
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St. Charles, Michigan
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