Sir Walter Scott 1832-1932: A Centenary Address [and] A Forgotten Antiquary

  • 1932
By Buchan, John; van Antwerp, William C.
1932. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1932.

8vo, vi, 27 pp. Fold-out facsimile of one of Scott's letters as frontispiece and 3 illustrations. Quarter red leather and green paper-covered boards. Backstrip faded and worn in places, internally fine.

§ One of 300 copies printed by Johnck & Seeger. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. The first essay, "A Centenary Address," is by John Buchan (the novelist, historian, and politician), the second essay, "A Forgotten Antiquary," is by William C. Van Antwerp (who wrote elsewhere on Wall Street and on his collection of Scott).

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Sir Walter Scott 1832-1932: A Centenary Address [and] A Forgotten Antiquary

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Buchan, John; van Antwerp, William C.

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Date

1932


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