1813 1st Edition Sir Walter Scott Rokeby Leather Poetry Civil War
Rokeby: A Poem by Scott, Sir Walter. First edition in full leather. Publisher: John Ballantyne, Edinburgh, 1813. A narrative poem, following the fortunes of two families divided by the English Civil War. Green leather bound boards with decorative gilt borders and gilt titles on spine. Contents clean with spots of foxing, no tears, no stains or odors. Spine gilt lettering, marbled endpapers and marbled edges 3 sides. A large-paper copy approximate dimensions 11" x 9". Limited copies made of first edition. The following first printing points are present: The page "39" is correctly numbered. 81 shows the signature mark with a capital "L" and the press figure 7. 329 shows the signature mark: 2T. Previous owners name in ink. 330 pages plus cxvi pages of notes in rear. Likely rebound from original as original appears to have been paper covered boards with slipcase. No ads or half title page. We consider all offers in relation to current market values and we try to respond almost immediately. We are available 7 days a week. Please see other listings for books and collectibles that might be of interest to you and follow NorthStarCollectibles as we post new items every week. Thank you for looking and come again soon. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible"." and is located in this country: US.