Ivanhoe
by Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Orange Park, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh / London: Robert Cadell / Whittaker & Co., 1832. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Vol. 2 only of a two-volume set. "Waverly Novels, Volume 17." First collection of the author's novels under his name. Frontispiece engraving and engraved illustrated title page both dated 1832. Printed for Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, and Whittaker & Co., London, by Ballantyne and Company, Edinburgh. Original dark-brown half-leather binding with olive-green marbled boards. Light-brown leather title and volume labels with gilt lettering and edging. Two blank pages + 2 engraved plates + half-title page + 397 text pages + two blank pages. Measures 6 5/8" x 4 3/8" x 1". VERY GOOD condition. Only light general wear to the exterior with gilt lettering on the spine remaining very bright and unworn. Tightly bound and square with no cracking to the hinges. Light foxing and toning to the pages, one closed tear at top blank margin of page 5 and no other flaws to the pages. No previous owner markings..
Synopsis
Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was written in 1819 and set in 12th century England, an example of historical fiction. Ivanhoe is sometimes given credit for helping to increase popular interest in the Middle Ages in 19th century Europe and America.
Reviews
On Dec 9 2019, a reader said:
One of my favorites from the teens in 1950s.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Odysseus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3813
- Title
- Ivanhoe
- Author
- Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Cadell / Whittaker & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh / London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; 18th- and 19th-Century Books;
Terms of Sale
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- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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