Sir Walter Scott.
BUCHAN, John.
Sir Walter Scott.
First Edition of John Buchan's Sir Walter Scott
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1932.
$275.00
In Stock
Item Number: 151059
First edition of this comprehensive and sympathetic biography of the renowned Scottish novelist, poet, and historian Sir Walter Scott. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Scott. In near fine condition.
Sir Walter Scott (1932) by John Buchan is a sympathetic yet critically attentive biography of the Scottish novelist, poet, and historian whose works shaped nineteenth-century historical fiction. Buchan traces Scott’s life from his Border upbringing and legal career to his literary success with novels such as Waverley and Ivanhoe, situating him firmly within the cultural and political landscape of Scotland. Emphasizing Scott’s vitality and sociability, Buchan presents him as a “man of action” as well as a writer, while also examining the financial collapse that marked his later years and his determined efforts to repay his debts despite declining health.
