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The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Leavitt & Allen. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, borders and decoration blind-stamped on covers, a.e.g. Illustrated with B&W drawings. . Volume shows some wear and rubbing, corners bumped, spine lightly sunned, spine lightly cocked, front hinge sprung. GOOD. . 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 252 pp .
Synopsis
The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Scott's popularity as a poet. With 25,000 copies sold in eight months, it broke all records for the sale of poetry. Known as a romantic poem, it tells about love and honor amidst a bitter rivalry between King James V and the Douglas family. The book is set in the Trossachs region of Scotland and it is composed of six cantos, each concern the action of a single day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25916
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leavitt & Allen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Poetry, Literature;, Sir Walter Scott, King Arthur
- Bookseller catalogs
- King Arthur;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Cloth
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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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- First Edition
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