The Ruin of Sir Walter Scott, Eric Quayle, 1968

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.

The Ruin of Sir Walter Scott, by Eric Quayle.

Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1968. First edition.

A near fine blue cloth hardback with gilt title to spine. With very good dustjacket in removable protective plastic - mild age toning and price clipped to inner front flap. Soundly bound.

Text is bright and clean throughout. Illustrated. Blue tinted top edge.

Text in English.

290pp + Plates.

Weight: approximately 510g (unpacked). 

Dimensions:

Approximately 223mm tall x 150mm wide x 29mm deep.