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Sir Walter Scott
by John Buchan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1932. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 9.5" by 7". Not Stated. A first edition, first impression of Buchan's biography of the famous Romantic poet Sir Walter Scott. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front free end paper, with ink inscription dated 1932. Ink inscription to the rear paste down. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (18751940), was a Scottish novelist and historian, who wrote many biographies. This biography concerns Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish historian, novelist, poet, and playwright, whose work had a major impact on European and American literature. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with very light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first few and last couple of pages. Fine
Synopsis
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, popular throughout Europe during his time. Scott has been said to be particularly associated with Toryism, though several passages in Tales of a Grandfather display a liberal, progressive and Unionist outlook on Scotland's history.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878M8
- Title
- Sir Walter Scott
- Author
- John Buchan
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Walter Scott Romantic poets Biography Romantic poets
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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