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Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Renton, Washington, United States
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About This Item
2 volume hardcover in decorated cloth in slipcase. Slipcse is a bit faded, especially at spine and scuffed and has 2 punctures and a small tear in the paper at the top, slipcase is solid with no splits or stuctural issues. Red and white cloth boards and gilt lettering on spine are all clean and bright. Copy #1072 of 1500 signed by illustrator Edward A. Wilson on a special presentation page at the end of volume 2. Pages and binding are clean, straight and tight.
Synopsis
Published in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe is an influential historical romance novel set in medieval England. Ivanhoe represents a departure from Scott’s other novels, and remains his most well-known work. Scott explores many different themes in Ivanhoe, chief among them the rivalry and tension between the Saxons and Normans, feudal injustice as well as the oppression of England’s Jewish communities at the time. Critical reception was very positive at the time of publication, and Scott is credited with renewing interest in medieval England, leading to the publication of other novels set during the Dark Ages. The novel is also noteworthy for being historically accurate, correctly noting key figures and events of the time. In addition, Ivanhoe is also credited with expanding interest in the mythical Robin Hood, who Scott characterized as a cheerful and noble bandit.
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- Bookseller
- Apparition Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 692
- Title
- Ivanhoe
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- 2 volume hardcover in slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
This Book’s Categories
- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature English Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Period 19th Century Literature