The vision of Don Roderick : a poem / By Walter Scott, Esq

Scott, Walter Sir (1771-1832)

Published by Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for John Ballantyne and Co. Hanover Street, Edinburgh; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1811

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Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Front board detached. Provenance; from the library og Eric S. Quayle, Greensleeves, Sutton, Coldfield, dated 1960. Physical description; ix, [3], 69, [3], [67] -122, [2] p. Notes; With a half title. First edition offered for sale, first impression. Cf. Ruff. There are two states of this impression known to exist. In the first state, line 2 on p. [3] reads: May swell distinguished. The second state reads: May rise distinguish'd. Cf. Ruff. 60 copies printed on Royal paper. Pages [1] and [3] after p. ix, and p. [1] and [3] after p. 69 are blank. Notes: p. [67]-122 (half title is p. [2] preceding). Advertisements on p. [1]-[2] at end. Contents; With 2 p. of booksellers' advertisements. Subjects; Roderick King of the Visigoths -711? Poetry. Visions in literature. Verse 19th century. English poetry Scottish authors. Genres; Booksellers' advertisements - Scotland - 1811. Poems - English - 19th century. Poems - Scotland - 19th century. Poems. Scottish poetry. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The vision of Don Roderick : a poem / By Walter Scott, Esq
• Publisher: Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for John Ballantyne and Co. Hanover Street, Edinburgh; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London
• Publication Date: 1811
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram