Walter Scott Signed (5 results)

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Hand Written and Signed by Walter Francis Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch. Paper dated 1853. Short note about a deaft from Coutts bank. the pressure of his engagements at the Polytechnic and in the House of Commons. Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 1806 -1884 was a prominent Scottish nobleman, landowner and politician. He was Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1842 to 1846 and Lord President of the Council. Size is 190mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Light gum marks to rear. Small loss to top edge. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17707. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten Envelope and a Cut Signature by Scottish Writer Walter Scott. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet 1771 - 1832, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature. Size 130mm x 75mm and 45mm x 20mm. Condition is good. Age toning and light creasing to envelope. Cut signature mounted on paper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Thus. Signed by Illustrator. HBDJ, 1966, 1st Limited SIGNED edition , #995/1500 copies, Clear Glassine DJ tiny edge tear, In Beautiful Brown Slipcase with Gold gilt decorations on Spine, F/F, AS-IS, Overall Light Wear, 529 Pages + authors Notes,Beautiful Mustard Yellow patterned Cloth with Black deocrated label with Gold Gilt on Spine, Interior Nice, Tight. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 volumes. All three in full leather, very dark blue (nearly black) with elaborate gold lettering and decoration on the spines. Covers with gold rules and decorative borders. Extremely nice bindings. All three with gilt page edges and decorative endpapers. All three firmly bound and clean throughout. All three with title page dated 1806. All three with engraved armorial bookplates on inside front cover with the name Charles Scrase Dickens. Volume 1 has a manuscript letter written by Walter Scott tucked inside. He has written 'Dear Sir James' followed be 4 short lines, signed 'yours ever, Walter Scott.' The letter is crudely mounted on a piece of cardstock, trimmed much too tightly to the writing. Measures 5 x 5.5 inches. All three volumes have gorgeous, unique, fore-edge paintings. Volume 1 shows several people in an Italian-esque plaza with a fountain. Volume 2 is pastoral; shepherds, countryside, ruins. Volume 3 is a ruined abbey. Colors are brighter than they appear in the photos. An exquisite set. Please contact us for additional photos. Extra shipping will be necessary for this 3 volume set. Signed by Author(s).

Scott;s handwriting is somewhat difficult to read; here is the transcription: "My dear Lord, Our old acquaintance James Farrar was buried yesterday and has in consequence vacated amongst other things his office of Keeper of the record of Entails which has always been held by one of the principal clerks of Lepsons. On the death of Mr. Henn it passed to Mr. Farrar as oldest clerk of Lepsons and having now come to be the senior of all my colleagues by in life these ten years service. "I May be perhaps considered as having the same title of preference, but I refer the matter entirely to your Lordship and the Lord Registar to whom as the Head of our body, I have written a few lines & who as well as your Lordship was pleased to look on my request with an eye of favor which I have always experienced where my interests were concerned. Begging kind compliments to Lady Melville, I am ever, my dear Lord Most truly yours, Walter Scott. Edin. 24 January 1829 Scott was almost ruined when the publishing firm of ABallantyne, in which he was a partner, went into bankruptcy in 1826, and spent the rest of his life (6 years) working to pay off his debts.".