The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1863. Book. Illus. by Foster, Birket and Gilbert, John. Near Fine. Hard Cover ( Mauchline ). Reprint. Fine but for some light scratches and scuffs to the Mauchline Ware covers, and traces of wear to extremities of leather spine, which is gilt stamped leather with raised bands. The covers are the McDonald tartan. The fore edges are embossed, gilt. Internally fine, with over 60 illustrations.A unique binding..
Synopsis
The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Scott's popularity as a poet. With 25,000 copies sold in eight months, it broke all records for the sale of poetry. Known as a romantic poem, it tells about love and honor amidst a bitter rivalry between King James V and the Douglas family. The book is set in the Trossachs region of Scotland and it is composed of six cantos, each concern the action of a single day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14601
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Illustrator
- Foster, Birket and Gilbert, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1863
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry Fine Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Victoria, British Columbia
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...