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The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Hard Cover. Good. Mauchline Tartanware covers with leather spine decorated in gilt. Prince "Charlie" tartan pattern on the covers, with an illustration of Edinburgh Castle in a center oval. 375 pp. Black and white illustrations by John Gilbert and Birket Foster throughout. 11 albumen photographs tipped in throughout. A decorative edition of this classic work by Sir Walter Scott, bearing a mauchline tartanware binding and albumen photos. GOOD condition. Minor scuffing and soiling to the covers. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the spine. Rear hinge split along its length, with a chip missing from the head of the spine. Interior hinge cracked and separated between the first and second endpaper. Text block toned with minor scattered foxing. Slight mothball odor when opened.
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
- Mare Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016647
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1871
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Mare Booksellers
Biblio member since 2005
Dover, New Hampshire
About Mare Booksellers
Mare Booksellers specializes in punk fanzines, with interests in underground newspapers and art. Who are we kidding? We really like anything with printed or handwritten letters, whether paper, books, etc. (Okay, letters and words aren't really that important either).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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