Memoirs of Count Grammont. A new edition, to which are prefixed, a biographical sketch of Count Hamilton, and a translation of the epistle to Count Grammont.

Hamilton, Anthony; Sir Walter Scott

Published by London, Printed for William Miller and James Carpenter, 1811.

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # 5146

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memoirs of Count Grammont. A new edition, to which are prefixed, a biographical sketch of Count Hamilton, and a translation of the epistle to Count Grammont.
• Publisher: London, Printed for William Miller and James Carpenter, 1811.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue XXXXXI (LI) Rare, Curious, Varia