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Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since Guy Mannering: Or, The Astrology and The Bride of Lammermoor
by Sir Walter Scott
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1842-3. Leather. Good Only. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated. Two uniformly-bound volumes, containing historical novels from Sir Walter Scott Containing: Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since (1842) Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer (1842) The Bride of Lammermoor (1843) Ivanhoe: A Romance (1843) The Monastery (1843) Illustrated with several engravings that have been tipped-in by a previous owner, as well as a folding facsimile of Scott's handwriting. Bound by E. Paul of Southampton (binder's label to front pastedown). Five volumes bound in two. In half-calf bindings. Externally, rubbed, with some slight wear to the extremities. Three joints are starting. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Joints are strained. Pages have some foxing to the first and last few pages, with some staining. Good Only
Synopsis
SIR WALTER SCOTT was born in Edinburgh on August 15, 1777. He was educated in Edinburgh and called to the bar in 1792, succeeding his father as Writer to the Signet, then Clerk of Session. He published anonymous translations of German Romantic poetry from 1797, in which year he also married. In 1805 he published his first major work, a romantic poem called The Lay of the Last Minstrel , became a partner in a printing business, and several other long poems followed, including Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). These poems found acclaim and great popularity, but from 1814 and the publication of Waverley , Scott turned almost exclusively to novel-writing, albeit anonymously. A hugely prolific period of writing produced over twenty-five novels, including Rob Roy (1817), The Heart of Midlothian (1818), The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), Kenilworth (1821) and Redgauntlet (1824). Already sheriff-depute of Selkirkshire, Scott was created a baronet in 1820. The printing business in which Scott was a partner ran into financial difficulties in 1826, and Scott devoted his energies to work in order to repay the firm's creditors, publishing many more novels, dramatic works, histories and a life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sir Walter Scott died on September 21, 1832 at Abbotsford, the home he had built on the Scottish Borders.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH8-F-11
- Title
- Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since Guy Mannering: Or, The Astrology and The Bride of Lammermoor
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Cadell
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1842-3
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Scott Waverley Ivanhoe Monastery Waverley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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