Walter Scott His Life and Personality + 2 TLS.

Pearson, Hesketh.:

Published by Ldn: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1954.

About this Item

FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY to Alan [Thomas, Editor of The Listener], INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HESKETH. Together with 2 loosely inserted TLS (TYPED LETTERS SIGNED) to Thomas, dated 1954 and 1956, the first referring to the writing of the book and the reception it has had with the critics.and. amusingly bemoaning the fact that the author is temporarily "on the wagon" following a recent illness: the second referring to a forthcoming fishing trip to Iceland. Remarkable biography of a remarkable man who was a master of poetry, fiction and history. Frontis portrait + full page b/w plates. Green cloth covers with vignette of a stag on upper cover, gilt lettering on spine, top edges green. Light shelf wear. Complete with pictorial non p/c dustjacket with slight wear to edges. Overall VG/VG. 8vo. 295 pp incl. Bibliography and Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walter Scott His Life and Personality + 2 TLS.
• Publisher: Ldn: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1954.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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