Redgauntlet, A Tale of the Eighteenth Century

Scott, Sir Walter

Edité par Edinburgh Archibald Constable and Co. 1824, 1824

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First edition. In 3 volumes. Half-titles retained in all vols. 319, 328 and 331 pages respectively, plus 4 of ads to the rear of vol 3. The books are firmly bound in early nineteenth century black half-calf, lettered and decorated in gilt to the spines, over marbled paper covered boards, with light reddish brown sprinkling to all edges of the text blocks. The leather is slightly rubbed with some loss at the corners, the extremities are bumped, and the marbled paper is rubbed, toned and slightly marked, with chipping to the edges. The text blocks are slightly foxed, marked and age toned, with small chips and short closed tears to a few page edges, D7 in vol 1 has had its lower corner torn without any loss of text, and the foredge of C8 in vol 2 is untrimmed, having evidently escaped the guillotine due to an unintended fold, which has been subsequently unfolded and left a crease in the margin. To each front pastedown is the armorial bookplate of Dublin resident, Samuel Spaight Reeves (circa 1795-1875), these have offset slightly to their opposing endpapers. A novel set around 1765 recounting a third Jacobite rebellion in a variety of ways, partly epistolatory, partly journal entries and partly narrative, reflecting common novelistic devices of the historical period in which it was set. Possibly best known these days as the origin of Wandering Willie's Tale, a supernatural short story which was subsequently extracted and much anthologised. Quite a handsome, well-preserved example of the first edition, in bindings that appear fairly contemporary to the date of publication.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Redgauntlet, A Tale of the Eighteenth Century
• Éditeur: Edinburgh Archibald Constable and Co. 1824
• Date de parution: 1824
• Édition: Edition originale