The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. Cloth Spine Over Boards. No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Red cloth spine over paper covered boards. Roan spine label. Backstrip lightly age darkened and extremities of boards rubbed. A good nineteenth century copy of Scott's famous poem.. Reprint. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000576
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century English Literature; Alibris3;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...