Marmion; A Tale of Flodden Field
Edinburgh: Printed by J. Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh; and William Miller, and John Murray, London, 1808.
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Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. 19th Century half-calf binding. Slight foxing to a few leaves, corners and edges of the boards rubbed, a nice, very good plus copy. Scott's second full-length narrative poem, a historical romance of 16th Century Britain culminating in the Battle of Flodden Field. A best-seller in its day which went through four printings in the first six months. Housed in a custom full-leather clamshell case.
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Walter Scott
birth name: Walter Scott
born: 8/15/1771
died: 9/21/1832
nationality: Scotland
Biography
Scottish writer who is often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner of the historical novel. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore