Memoirs Count Grammont New Edition by Hamilton Anthony Sir Walter Scott (2 results)

Sl. spotted. Orig. brown cloth; sl. rubbed. Armorial booklabel of Henry Lucas and later signature of Alan Scrivener. v.g. See Todd & Bowden 53Aa for the first Scott edition, published in 1811. A scandalous 'memoir' of the Court of Charles II, written by Grammont's brother-in-law.

First edition thus. A magnificent edition. Besides being large paper, it was beautifully printed by Ballantyne in Edinburgh. The engravings in the large-paper copies are proof impressions; images have offset onto facing pages, presumably due to the heavy inking of the proof impressions. Lowndes' Bibliographer's Manual (1859), says of this edition: "This edition has nearly 100 pages of valuable notes and illustrations from the pen of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. LARGE-PAPER, 2 vols., 4to, with proof plates" with two sales records, both over 5 pounds, a considerable sum at the time. This copy is reentering commerce after a long hiatus; we purchased it from a woman who had been given it as a wedding present a half-century before. The set is overall in very good condition, spines are scuffed and lower edges of boards show wear.