THE SCOTTISH CHIEFS; By Miss Jane Porter / Revised and Corrected with a New Retrospective Introduction, Notes, etc., by the Author Vol. I & II

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers, 1840. Revised and Amplified Illustrated Edition. Decorative cloth. Near Fine. B&W glossy photos. 8vo, tartan red & green plaid tartan cloth with gilt lettering & Scottish thistle on front cover; Preface to 1828 edition + Retrospective Introduction by the author [viii-xlvi pp.], illustrated with 18 glossy B&W photos of Scottish scenes [tissue guard on front frontispiece]; top page edges gilt [t.e.g.]; Vol. I: xlvi + 303pp. / Vol. II.: 341pp. + Appendix: 343-355pp., = ~ 702 pages overall. "A romantic, suspenseful novel of Scotland's 14th-century heroes, Sir William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. First published in 1809 to spectacular success throughout Europe"--Goodreads<br /> <br /> Jane Porter (1775 - 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels, Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical novels in a modern style and among the first to become bestsellers.<br /> <br /> Solid, clean SCARCE edition in appealing tartan dress with wonderful glossy B&W photos of various scenes. Moderate uniform age-toning; paper flexible not chipping; no foxing to lovely photos; the rare spot (as on the illustrated list of photos). No previous owner markings.