THE VISION OF DON RODERICK; A Poem.
by Scott, Walter
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About This Item
Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh; Longman and Co., London; John Cumming, Dublin: ., 1811 pp. ix, (1) [Contents], 122, (2) [Publisher's catalog]. Foxed. Some pages browning. Title page and first few leaves printed on heavy stock. New plain end papers. Margins of preliminary leaves dog chewed, not affecting text. Sm. 4to. 270 mm. Morocco leather spine over very deteriorated marbled paper covered boards. First Edition. First Issue. Lowndes III, 2225. Based upon Spanish literary tradition. Scott tells of the "last Visigothic King of Spain (who), when the invasion of the Moors was impending, had the temerity to descend into an ancient vault, located near Toledo, the opening of which had been denounced as fatal to the Spanish monarchy." "His rash curiosity" presaged his defeat by the Saracens in a fiercely contested battle that took place in A.D. 714. POETRY 4 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- THE FAMILY ALBUM (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150ADD59
- Title
- THE VISION OF DON RODERICK; A Poem.
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh; Longman and Co., London; John Cumming, Dublin: .
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- POETRY WALTER SCOTT VISION OF DON RODERICK 1811 SPAIN
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- POETRY;
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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
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- Leaves
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- First Edition
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- Foxed
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- Title Page
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- New
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- Spine
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- Morocco
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- Marbled Paper
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