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1853 Rare Book ~ Lady of the Lake and Poetical Works by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated by Birket Foster and John Gilbert.

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Author: Sir Walter Scott
Title: The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott Bart With A Memoir Of The Author
Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam, and Charles Black, 1853.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" X 5".
Pages: 746 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good Victorian gilt blind stamped decorated full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gauffered gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, gift note of a previous 1853 owner on the second blank page - as shown, small stain and old repair on two lower corners of two pages without affecting the text - as shown ).
Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece, the illustrated title page, five tissue-guarded plates, the chapter's end vignettes, and one fold-out facsimile text.

The book: Attractive Victorian illustrated edition of Walter Scott's Poems including Lady of the Lake - Set in the enchanting landscape of the Trossachs region of Scotland during the reign of King James V, the narrative weaves the tales of various characters, focusing predominantly on Ellen Douglas, the Lady of the Lake, around whom many events and conflicts converge. Interlaced with political intrigues, stirring battles, and beguiling sorcery, Scott's storytelling reveals the human heart in its rawest forms - love, valor, and deception.
A beautiful fusion of romanticism and historical fiction!

The author: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor.