Sir Walter Scott: the story of his life. This book, "Sir Walter Scott the story of his life", by R. Shelton Mackenzie, is a replication of a book originally published before 1871. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Sir Walter Scott: the story of his life. This book, "Sir Walter Scott the story of his life", by R. Shelton Mackenzie, is a replication of a book originally published before 1871. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Robert Shelton Mackenzie (1809-1880) dedicates his biography of the great Romantic writer "To The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table." This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, ruled. Gilt lettering on the spine and Scott's coat-of-arms on the front cover. Clean text; 488 pages, indexed. Pages 160-61 were carelessly opened, so the edges are a bit ragged; there is a tear, but no loss. Only occasional foxing. There is a slight lean, but this remains an attractive period copy. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Some rubbing and wear to the exterior worst along the spine. In the interior there is some light foxing to the paper throughout the book but it is more serious in the first ten pages and the last ten pages, the worst being... 488 p. Seller # BBRE119, Hardcover with No Dust Jacket, 488 pages, 5.5 inches by 7.7 inches. Some rubbing and wear to the exterior worst along the spine. In the interior there is some light foxing to the paper throughout the book but it is more serious in the first ten pages and the last ten pages, the worst being the title page (See Photo). The hinges and binding are good. Not an Ex-Library copy. Illustrated with four black and white Plates, two frontispiece portraits of Scott and one each of his wife and daughter.
