Sir Walter Scott, John Buchan, 1932, Cassell

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, by John Buchan.

Published by Cassell and Company Ltd., London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney. First edition, March 1932.

A very good dark green cloth hardback with gilt motif to front and gilt title to spine. Soundly bound, with just a little give in the spine. A little wear to head and tail of spine.

Text is clean and bright throughout. Mild spotting to endapers. With tinted top edge, now a little faded and rough cut fore-edge, as issued. With portrait frontispiece.

Text in English.

387pp.

Weight: approximately 797g (unpacked). 

Dimensions:

Approximately 231mm tall x 175mm wide x 35mm deep.