ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN OR THE MAIDEN OF THE MIST.
by Scott Sir Walter
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1906, 12mo, 596pp, illustrated, limp leather binding, top edge gilt, printed on very thin (Bible or scritta?) paper. Covers discolored, extremities worn, especially at the top edge of the front cover, and the head and tail of the spine, contents G. Volume XXIII of THE WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, in the New Century Library edition. .
Synopsis
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). It covers the period of Swiss involvement in the Burgundian Wars.
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- Bookseller
- Legacy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00801
- Title
- ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN OR THE MAIDEN OF THE MIST.
- Author
- Scott Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- LITERATURE CLASSICS
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