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SCOTT, Walter, Sir (1771–1832). Ivanhoe; A Romance. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co.; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1820.
3 volumes, 8vo. Half–titles. Full contemporary diced calf, board ruled in gilt, all volumes rebacked to style in modern calf, brown gilt morocco lettering labels (some wear to boards, new endleaves, no ads, text foxed).
FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE of Scott’s great historical novel. Scott’s Ivanhoe is considered one of the most popular of all historical novels and one of the author’s most popular and influential Waverley novels that led to an early Victorian revival of interest in the Middle Ages together with the legends of Robin Hood and Richard the Lionheart. Ivanhoe was adapted into film nine times, beginning in 1913. Grolier, One Hundred English 71; Worthington 8; Todd & Bowden 140Aa.