Sir Walter Scott As A Judge; His Decisions in the Sheriff Court of Selkirk, John Chisholm, 1918

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of writing and for many years afterwards. 

By profession, he was an advocate, judge and legal administrator, which he combined with his life as poet, novelist and historian. In later life he faced financial ruin, when Ballantyne Press collapsed amidst a UK banking crisis. Rather than become bankrupt, he decided to write his way free of the debt, and although when he died the still owed money, this was soon cleared by his Estate as his books continued to sell in substantial numbers.

Sir Walter Scott As A Judge; His Decisions in the Sheriff Court of Selkirk, by John Chisholm, K.C., Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick, and Selkirk.

Published by W. Green & Son Limited, Law Publishers, Edinburgh, 1918. First edition. A scarce publication - Worldcat only identifies 3 institutional holdings of this first edition.

A very good maroon cloth hardback with some bumping and wear. Soundly bound. Blind stamped motif to front and gilt titles to spine.

Text is clean and bright throughout. First and last free endpaper have offset staining, but otherwise a very nice copy of a scarce volume.

Text in English.

viii + 221pp + Plates.

Weight: approximately 615g (unpacked). 

Dimensions:

Approximately 250mm tall x 168mm wide x 22mm deep.