The Lady Of the Lake

by Scott, Sir Walter

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. 

First Edition Identification

The first edition of The Lady of the Lake was published on 8 May 1810 in Edinburgh by John Ballantyne and Co.,  and in London on 16 May by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller. The price was two guineas (£2 2s or £2.10), and 2000 copies were printed.

Features a contemporary binding of half dark brown calf, gilt-panelled spine, and marbled boards.

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

John Ballantyne & Co, 1810. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Vellum Georgian Binding, Gilt, Blue Morocco Spine Labels, Finely Gilt Borders And Turns, Marbled Endpapers And Edges.

Adam and Charles Black, 1863, features McDonald tartan covers with gilt stamped leather and raised bands. 

A.W. Bennett, 1865. 2nd Edition with green leather cover over boards, gilt lettering and design on the front, back and spine, and all page edges are gilt. 

Adam and Charles Black, 1871. “Authors Edition” , Illustrated throughout with wood engravings from drawings by Birket Foster and John Gilbert. 12 early photos in sepia tipped in. Handsomely bound in contemporary full green morocco with gilt decorations on the spine and cover with marbled endpapers. 

Published by John Ross and Company in 1874, has 6 original oval albumen photographs mounted within printed and titled frame borders. An early photographically-illustrated book in a Mauchline binding, with images of lochs, castles, and the Scottish landscape.

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Bristol, R.I.: J. Gladding & Co, 1836. 16mo, pp. 232; original printed blue paper-covered boards, over which a hand-made muslin cover; front endpaper replaced, the muslin frayed and torn revealing the Gladding imprint on the lower cover which is upside down. This is only the second pre-1850 Bristol imprint I have encountered. Gladding "was a zealous Methodist ... He… Read more about this item
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. [1883], 1883. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [7], 8-332, [4] (page of publisher's advertisements) pp. Bound in brown cloth with decorations stamped in black and gilt on the front board and spine; all edges gilt. Illustrated by a frontispiece and a few additional plates. A Very Good book with a… Read more about this item
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE; A POEM
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Edinburgh and London: John Ballantyne and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, and William Miller, 1810. First. G+/no DJ Large Crown Quarto in full dark brown calf with gilt text in red title boxes on spine. Contemporary rebinding with additional endpapers and new endbands. 290 pp. Notes: cxxix. Frontispiece, title page, inscription, and argument page all present. Three of… Read more about this item
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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1863. Book. Illus. by Foster, Birket and Gilbert, John. Near Fine. Hard Cover ( Mauchline ). Reprint. Fine but for some light scratches and scuffs to the Mauchline Ware covers, and traces of wear to extremities of leather spine, which is gilt stamped leather with raised bands. The covers are the McDonald tartan. The fore… Read more about this item
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The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos (Vignette Edition, First Thus)

The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos (Vignette Edition, First Thus)

by Sir Walter Scott

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1892. Vignette Edition, First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket as Issued. Joseph M. Gleeson. First edition to contain these illustrations (first thus). Decorative navy blue, burgundy, and gilt cloth binding with illustrations. All edges gilt. Incredible full page ownership indicator, done artistically in hand as well signed (signature illegible). Frontispiece.… Read more about this item
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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Hard Cover. Good. Mauchline Tartanware covers with leather spine decorated in gilt. Prince "Charlie" tartan pattern on the covers, with an illustration of Edinburgh Castle in a center oval. 375 pp. Black and white illustrations by John Gilbert and Birket Foster throughout. 11 albumen photographs tipped in throughout. A decorative edition of… Read more about this item
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Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co, 1810. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Good. Brown leather binding, generally rubbed, split but crudely reattached front board, rubbing to the gilt on the spine. Square and firmly bound with marbled endpapers, clean internally.
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LADY OF THE LAKE - in Gift Box
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by Scott, Sir Walter; illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy

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Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company. Collectible-Very Good/No Dustjacket. (c1910). ........ Hardcover. Original decorated box missing a side piece. Also illustrated glassine dust cover. Cloth cover designed by "BS" - F. Berkeley Smith. . 4to., unpaginated, minor shelfwear .
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by Sir Walter Scott

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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1863. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A scarce, beautifully illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem, illustrated with albumen photographs throughout. A scarce and important edition of this work.Illustrated with an albumen frontispiece, an albumen vignette to the title page, nine albumen plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete. A rare work… Read more about this item
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE; A POEM. SCOTT, Sir Walter [1771-1832]. Published by Edinburgh: Printed for John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, London, by James Ballantyne and Co., 1810. (1810) SCOTT, Walter, Sir. THE LADY OF THE LAKE. A POEM. Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and others, 1810. 8vo. Contemporary full blind and gilt tooled calf,… Read more about this item
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The Lady of the Lake  (Maynard's English Classics series)

The Lady of the Lake (Maynard's English Classics series)

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Maynard, Merrill, & Co., 1908. Good hardcover, no dustjacket, wear to edges, stain on front cover, . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket.
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The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos

The Lady of the Lake: A Poem in Six Cantos

by Scott, Sir Walter

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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. … Read more about this item
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Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1844. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 x 4.5" 252 p.p. Engraved frontis and title page, by T.G. Flowers. Half bound in calf, marbled paper boards. Black leather spine label with gilt titling, . Some wear to leather on spine and corners, rubbing to edges. Pencil ownership to head of half title. Light damp… Read more about this item
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE

by SIR WALTER SCOTT; EDITED WITH NOTES WILLIAM J. ROLFE

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BOSTON, CAMBRIDGE: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY; RIVERSIDE PRESS, 1883 BLACK COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME IN FRONT, 5 LINES PENCIL NOTES INSIDE BACK COVER. A FEW PENCIL NOTES THROUGHOUT, PAGE 39 HAS A 3" RIP. VERY NICE ARTWORK THROUGHOUT. Sir Walter Scott, (15 August 1771 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and… Read more about this item
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by Scott, Sir Walter

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Edinburgh: Adam an Charles Black, North Bridge, 1853. A good deal of wear to thespine, flyleaves soiled, probably from repeated display of the excellent painting. 8vo. 375p. Illustrated with wood engravings by Birket Foster and John Gilbert and with a fore-edge painting of Loch-Katrine in the Western Highlands of Perthshire where the poem is set. Bound by J.… Read more about this item
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The Lady of the Lake.

The Lady of the Lake.

by Scott, Sir Walter.

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Glasgow & London:: Collins,, 1959.. First edition. Fine. Fine in a Near Fine lightly worn slipcase. 12 mo (10.5 x 15.5 cm) Black and White Tartan printed cloth with gilt embossed design and lettering to front board. Printed slip case. 160 pp. plus printed folding map. A fine Souvenir Edition of The Lady of the Lake with Life… Read more about this item
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The Lady Of The Lake

The Lady Of The Lake

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Boston, MA: Samuel E. Cassino. Very Good+. 1893. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book has been custom re-bound in full morocco leather, with an etched / stamped illustration and lettering, which has then been painted. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. There is… Read more about this item
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by Sir Walter Scott

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The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good - (minus). 29.5 x 22.5 cm. Quarto. Unpaginated. Green decorative cloth. Rubbing to the edges of the boards. Extensively illustrated with full page color illustrations by Christy as well as many other black and blue illustrations throughout the text. Gutter cracked approximately 1/3 of the way through the text. Spine is… Read more about this item
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The lady of the lake : a poem

The lady of the lake : a poem

by Scott, Walter Sir (1771-1832)

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Baltimore : Published by Joseph Cushing; and E. Sargeant, New-York, 1811. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 288 p. : ill. ; 14 cm. (12mo). Subjects; English poetry 19th century. English poetry Scottish authors.
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Philadelphia: The Rodgers Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1830s-1840s]. Hardcover. An undated American reprint edition of Sir Walter Scott's famous poem in six cantos. The poem, set in Scotland at Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, helped build Scott's reputation. With black & white frontis portrait of the author as well as several drawings and views… Read more about this item
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