The Lay of the Last Minstrel, A Poem
by SCOTT, Walter
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Longman, Hursrt, Rees, and Orme... and A. Constable and Co., by James Ballantyne, 1806. Third edition. Octavo (22cm). Contemporary sprinkled calf, tooled in gilt on spine, titled on black leather spine label; plain endpapers; [1]-334pp. Contemporary ownership inscription of B. Whishaw and recent embossed ownership stamp of David B. Dickens to title page. Sound, spine and extremities lightly rubbed, paper lightly browned with occasional smudges and spots but generally clean: Very Good.
Third edition of Scott's first narrative poem, in a contemporary binding. This tale of the Scottish Borders in the 16th century became highly popular, reaching six editions in two years (ODNB).
Third edition of Scott's first narrative poem, in a contemporary binding. This tale of the Scottish Borders in the 16th century became highly popular, reaching six editions in two years (ODNB).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58731
- Title
- The Lay of the Last Minstrel, A Poem
- Author
- SCOTT, Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Longman, Hursrt, Rees, and Orme... and A. Constable and Co., by James Ballantyne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Literature Before 1900;
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...