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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Circa 1880
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Circa 1880
SKU: scott1880
Title
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
Author
Sir Walter Scott
Publisher
London: John Walker & Co.
Date
Undated but circa 1880
Binding
Full leather binding with five raised bands on the spine hubs with titles and decorative flourishes in gold gilt. The front cover is an elaborate multi-colored raised design with ruling to the edges. The page edges are gilted.
Details
An interesting antiquarian volume comprised of the major poetical works of Sir Walter Scott that includes The Lay of the Last Minstrel, The Lady of the Lark, and The Lord of the Isles. Also included are his limitations of German Ballads and miscellaneous writings. Alexander Leighton has written a wonderful introduction to the book on the life of Sir Walter Scott. The volume is heavily illustrated and includes an index and notes on the writings.
Measures 7” x 5”, 671 pages
Condition Report
The book is in Very Good condition with some wear to the leather on the spine caps, joints, and board corners. The joints are strong with the internal hinges showing some wear but the volume is tightly bound. Internally the pages are crisp with browning to the page edges and scattered foxing in places with more pronounced foxing to the frontispiece and endpapers. On the inside cover there is a bookplate attached showing this volume once belonged to Ernest Bryan Gipps with two other handwritten names on the first free endpaper. Overall, this is a nice volume with a beautiful front cover that contains the poetical works of one of the greatest writers of all time.
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