{"product_id":"1857-beautiful-binding-the-lady-of-the-lake-by-sir-walter-scott-illustrated","title":"1857 Beautiful Binding - The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sir Walter Scott. Illustrated by John Gilbert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Lady of the Lake. A Poem.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: New York, Leavitt and Allen, 1857. The Leavitt and Allen edition is bibliographically recorded as 1857, although no date appears on the title page. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.5\" x 6.5\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 344 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Near fine and exceptionally attractive original full brown leather binding, richly decorated in blind to both boards with elaborate geometric and floral panels, and with large gilt lettering to the front board. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Beautiful marbled endpapers. Hinges fine and binding firm, with only minor signs of age and wear, as shown. All edges gilt. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good content (bright, tight and generally clean). A stain to the half-title page only, as shown, together with some foxing to the illustrated title\/frontispiece and occasional light age spotting. Otherwise a remarkably well-preserved interior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-page engraved plates after drawings by John Gilbert, including the engraved illustrated title page.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book\u003c\/strong\u003e: A particularly handsome mid-19th-century American edition of Sir Walter Scott’s celebrated narrative poem \u003cem\u003eThe Lady of the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e. First published in 1810, the poem unfolds amid the dramatic scenery of the Scottish Highlands and combines romance, chivalry, clan rivalry and political intrigue. This 1857 Leavitt and Allen edition is especially appealing for its elaborate Victorian leather binding, richly blind-stamped decoration, marbled endpapers, gilt edges and atmospheric engraved illustrations by John Gilbert. A wonderful example of the Victorian tradition of producing literary classics as substantial and beautiful gift books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eSir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was one of the most influential Scottish writers of the Romantic era. Poet, novelist and historian, he achieved enormous popularity with works including The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the Lake and the Waverley novels. His vivid combination of history, romance, landscape and legend helped establish the historical novel as a major literary form and transformed popular perceptions of Scotland throughout Europe and America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eSir John Gilbert (1817–1897) was a prolific British painter and illustrator and one of the foremost book artists of the Victorian period. Celebrated for his dramatic historical and literary compositions, Gilbert illustrated works by Shakespeare, Scott and many other major authors. His finely detailed images were particularly well suited to Scott’s world of medieval romance, Highland scenery and chivalric adventure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48876122800377,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260821lady_01.jpg?v=1787344053","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1857-beautiful-binding-the-lady-of-the-lake-by-sir-walter-scott-illustrated","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}