Old Mortality: The Waverley Novels Dryburgh Edition Vol. VI
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Kettering, Ohio, United States
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Synopsis
Old Mortality is a novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the period 1679-89 in south west Scotland. It forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1816. Old Mortality is considered one of Scott's best novels. It was originally titled The Tale of Old Mortality, but is generally shortened in most references.
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- Bookseller
- P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58011A
- Title
- Old Mortality: The Waverley Novels Dryburgh Edition Vol. VI
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Vintage Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Fiction;
- Size
- 6 x 8"
Terms of Sale
P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
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