1853 Rare Book ~ Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated by Birket Foster and John Gilbert.This beautiful book has been sold Please search for other similar books from our bookseller friends! (Description) Author: Sir Walter Scott. Illustrated by Birket Foster and John Gilbert. Title: The Lady of the Lake. Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam, and Charles Black, 1853. Language: Text in English. Size: 8" X 5. 5". Pages: 375 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good Victorian gilt decorated full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn

is known for her ability to weave magical narratives that capture the imagination

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was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval

Pages: x-132 pages

The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century

An indispensable addition to any folklore enthusiast's library

The Books: Beautiful illustrated First edition in a wonderful Bayntun-Riviere binding of The Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

some foxing and toning to some pages - as shown

Illustrations: Profusely illustrated with 52 colored picture pages by Kate Greenaway and 32 black and white illustrations

power of observation and poetic genius"

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