Sir Walter Scott — Ivanhoe

Collins' Clear-Type Press Hardback, 486pp. "Ivanhoe: A Romance is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more recent past. It became one of Scott's best-known and most influential novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, with colourful descriptions of a tournament, outlaws, a witch trial, and divisions between Jews and Christians, Normans and Saxons, the novel was credited by many, including Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin, with inspiring increased interest in chivalric romance and medievalism. As John Henry Newman put it, Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the Middle Ages". It was also credited with influencing contemporary popular perceptions of historical figures such as King Richard the Lionheart, Prince John, and Robin Hood. Owner's Name inside; No DJ. Well worn. Publication date unclear. Previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper, dated 1923. No dust jacket. Debossed blue cloth cover with gilded letter on spine. Cover very faded on spine. Pages tanned and foxing at edges. Hinges are frail.". Fair.