Scott's Marmion 1808 1st edition, 1st state
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Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field", The Fourth Edition, 8vo, Printed by J. Ballantyne And Co. Edinburgh, 1808, 4to 11" - 13" tall; 337 pages; 1st edition, 1st state, one of 2000 copies issued. Bound in half calf, chipped leather as seen in image.
The first (exorbitantly priced) edition of 2,000 copies sold out in under two months, and by the end of May 1808 the poem was already into its third edition. Frequently reprinted, Marmion remained a best-seller throughout the nineteenth century.
Offered for sale by Denis Gouey of 'And Books Too' - for more information please contact him via email at bibliopegist@yahoo.com or text 8605425813
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Scott's Marmion 1808 1st edition, 1st state
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