REDGAUNTLET

SCOTT, SIR WALTER

Verlag: Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1824

Beschreibung

203 x 127 mm. (8 x 5"). Without two leaves of ads at the end of volume III. Three volumes. Pleasing 19th century brown quarter morocco over marbled boards by René Asper of Geneva (stamp-signed on front pastedown), raised bands, gilt titling, edges untrimmed. Todd & Bowden 178Aa. â A hint of rubbing to the joints, trivial scratch to one board, occasional minor foxing, other insignificant defects, but still an excellent set, the text fresh and clean, and the bindings showing little wear. This collection of tales in the "Waverley" series of novels is set during a fictional third Jacobite rebellion in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie. It includes the chilling supernatural short story "Wandering Willie's Tale," an account of a tenant's trip to hell to obtain a rent receipt from his deceased landlord, a piece the Oxford Companion calls "a perfect example of the short story." "Redgauntlet" contains more autobiographical material than any other Scott novel, and draws especially on Scott's legal training and experience with the legal community in Edinburgh. The character of the young lawyer Alan Fairford is considered by many scholars to be a self-portrait. FIRST EDITION, First State, with 1823 watermark and comma following title on the title page of volumes I and II. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ST16866g

Bibliografische Details

Titel: REDGAUNTLET

Verlag: Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1824