Sir Walter Scott: The Formative Years by Clark, Arthur Melville

London, England.: William Blackwood., 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover 1969 edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Covers and text in very good condition. [322 pages].

Hardback. Very Good.

William Blackwood and Sons, 1969. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0851580157

William Blackwood, 1969. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0851580157

Blackwood, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 X 8.75. h/b 322 pages, condition is very good, minor edge wear to the DJ. This book will appeal to all who love Scott the man as well as Scott the writer. It is a discussing narrative of the first twenty-odd years of Scott's life when, in addition to formal instruction, he was engaged in the no less important Process of a ranging self-education, making himself a great Romantic in a predominantly Neo-classic world and realising his own bent and capacities. But to this central theme are linked many topics: convincing evidence that the accepted date of Scott's birth is incorrect; Scott's family life; his moral and religious convictions; his Jacobite leanings; his amazing feats of memory; his sportsmanship. and excursions; his echoing of events of his own life in his mature works; his friendships and sociability, especially as a member of the Speculative Society; his training of his own children; and his part in the founding of Edinburgh… Read More

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1969 14 illustrations; Hardback: black cloth decorated in gilt on spine; Near fine in slightly torn vg dustwrapper.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.