The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Tolar, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1908. Wraps tanning, front corner missing, school stamp. Pages are clean with no markings in text. . Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex School Library.
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
- Top Notch books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200207
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Literature
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Tolar, Texas
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Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...