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Ivanhoe; A Romance in Two Volumes

Ivanhoe; A Romance in Two Volumes

Ivanhoe; A Romance in Two Volumes
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Ivanhoe; A Romance in Two Volumes

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Philadelphia: M. Carey and Sons, 1820. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. 288; 309 pages. TWO VOLUME SET. Hardcovers bound in brown 3/4 leather with marbled paper boards. The bindings are worn and bumped but sound. Corners are bumped. Spines a bit dulled with the gilt tooling rubbed. Chipping at headcap of volume one. Marbled endpapers. Text is toned and foxed. In Volume II, the leaf for page 161-162 has a 2 1/2 inch tear at the top, running into the text but without loss. A sturdy set in the original bindings.

Synopsis

Published in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe is an influential historical romance novel set in medieval England. Ivanhoe represents a departure from Scott’s other novels, and remains his most well-known work. Scott explores many different themes in Ivanhoe, chief among them the rivalry and tension between the Saxons and Normans, feudal injustice as well as the oppression of England’s Jewish communities at the time. Critical reception was very positive at the time of publication, and Scott is credited with renewing interest in medieval England, leading to the publication of other novels set during the Dark Ages. The novel is also noteworthy for being historically accurate, correctly noting key figures and events of the time. In addition, Ivanhoe is also credited with expanding interest in the mythical Robin Hood, who Scott characterized as a cheerful and noble bandit.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
051358
Title
Ivanhoe; A Romance in Two Volumes
Author
Scott, Sir Walter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
M. Carey and Sons
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1820
Size
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
1820; Sir Walter Scott; Literature; Literary Classics; Leather binding; Antiquarian; Collectible; Rare; 19th Century; Multi-Volume Set.
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Literature & Fiction; General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings;
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About Pages Past Used and Rare Books

Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Marbled Paper
Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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