Halidon Hill; a dramatic sketch, from Scottish history. by SCOTT, Sir Walter

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

H.C. Carey & I. Lea. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Front board detached. Dampstained. Writing inside. In polypropylene bag. (Historical Fiction)

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1822. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 112, with publisher's catalogue tipped to the front, untrimmed in original printed wraps. Spine chipped, ties loose. A good copy of a fragile item. Some foxing. CBEL III, 370; Todd & Bowden158Aa; Ruff 171, (the advertisements are not called for). Scott wrote Halidon Hill as a result of a request from Joanna Baillie for a contribution to a poetical miscellany she was then editing. However, Scott's intended short work grew far too large for the original purpose and was substituted by another work. Constable 'without seeing the MS., forthwith tendered £1000 for the copyright - the same sum that had appeared almost irrationally munificent when offered in 1807 for the embryo Marmion' [Lockhart].

Edinburgh: Printred for Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Original boards from 1822 are 1/2 brown leather with marbled paper in brown, black and white color themes. Spine tooled in gilt decoration. Paper watermarked 1821 within title page. 109 pp + 1 page of notes. Missing first 1/2 title page; second half title page is present. Absent are 8 pages of ads in back (not always called for). Book is in overall very good condition with wear, light chipping, a small tear on the back cover foot, and rubbing to the cover and spine. Outside front hinge is starting, and inner hinge bears crack between flyleaves, yet remains firmly attached. Some foxing throughout, (particularly within the front and back endpages), and pages have lightly, evenly toned. This book is free from any marginalia or creasing. Per Google Books: "Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 15, 1771. He began his literary career by writing metrical tales.… Read More

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1822. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A first edition copy of Walter Scott's lesser-known 'dramatic sketch', in the original paper wraps and contained within a quarter-morocco slipcase. First Edition. Original paper wraps, loosely contained in modern cardboard wraps and a contemporary quarter-leather slipcase. This is a 'dramatic sketch' by Sir Walter Scott, which retells the reconciliation between two Scottish chiefs before a final battle against Edward III. Characters include the Regent of Scotland, various Scottish Chiefs and Nobles, a Knight Templar, and the Abbot of Walthamstow.  This work was originally written 'with the purpose of contributing to a miscellany projected by a much esteemed friend', before it became too long for the publication. Though classified as a drama, 'Halidon Hill' is intended to 'illustrate military antiquities, and the manners of chivalry', and not 'designed or calculated' for the stage.Sixteen pages of… Read More

Edinburgh / London: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., and Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1822. Wrappers. 1st edition, Second Impression, First Issue. 8pp. (ads) + 109pp. Octavo in original wrappers lacking spine, covers soiled and edge worn with a couple of old stains affecting corners of text. Front cover partly detached. Rare. Ruff 172. Scott's attempt to recreate Scottish history in dramatic form. 1822

Edinburgh; London: Archibald Constable and Co; Hurst, Robinson & Co, 1822. First edition. Paperback. Good. 9" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this dramatic play by Sir Walter Scott, looking at the 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill. The first edition.Title page is watermarked 1821. Rare in the original paper binding. Eight pages of publisher's adverts to the front.Half-title is present.Collated, bound without the ads to the rear.A poetical play by Sir Walter Scott, dramatising Scottish history in Scott's typical style.Scott penned this play over the course of two rainy mornings, originally for a volume of poetical miscellany which was being compiled by Joanna Baillie. However Scott wrote so fervently that the play outgrew the original volume and had to be published separately. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, worn, lacking most of the backstrip. Wraps are detaching to the head. Light edge wear to the wraps. Wraps are discoloured with some light marks. Internally, generally firmly… Read More

Edinburgh / London: Archibald Constable / John Murray, 1823. First Editions, First printings. Hard Cover. Bound together in 3/4 leather with gilt spine bands and lettering, and marbled boards. The condition is near-fine with very minor wear to leather and boards. Hinges strong, text clean and tight. Byron's Werner is the first edition, first state without "The End" on page 188, and followed by 7 pages of bookseller ads. For whatever reason they were bound together, these are excellect copies of the first printings. Halidon Hill is dated 1822, Werner is dated 1823.