Sir Walter Scott — Rokeby a Poem in Six Cantos

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown Green and Longman. 1813. Leather. The fourth edition of Sir Walter Scott's popular historical poem Rokeby. A narrative poem in six cantos, Rokeby is set in Teesdale during the English Civil War. The poem grew from Scott's friendship with J B S Morritt whose home at Rokeby Park is the setting of the poem. Sir Walter Scott was an incredibly popular and prolific writer. He had contemporary readers worldwide for his varying works of historical novels, plays and poetry. In a full straight grained morocco binding with gilt stamping to spine. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the joints and spine. Head and tail of spine is particularly rubbed. Very small cracks to head of both joints. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Bookseller's label to front pastedown, Alexanders Bookseller and Bindery Yarmouth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with instances of scattered spots throughout, heavier to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .