- 114
Scott, Sir Walter.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Ivanhoe. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820 [1819]
- paper
8vo (200 x 115mm.), 3 volumes, first edition, first issue, with reading "toilsome" in Dedicatory Epistle (p.xv, line 3), half-titles, 4pp. advertisements dated August 1819 at beginning of volume 1, 3pp. advertisements at end of volume 3, original boards, printed labels on spines, uncut and unopened, spines very slightly scuffed, head of spine of vol.3 with slight loss
Literature
Todd and Bowden 140Aa
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine, unopened copy in original boards of the novel often regarded as having single-handedly revived popular interest in the Middle Ages.