The Vision of Don Roderick : A Poem / By Walter Scott, Esq.
J. Greenleaf, 1811. First Edition. Leather Binding. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (thin). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L053999
131 pages. Spine title: Don Roderick. Probable first American issue of the poem, based on the Spanish epic of the last Visigothic king of Spain and the Moorish conquest, with the author's notes at rear, plus a prose preface (dated at Edinburgh, June 24, 1811). Printed by J. Belcher. Bound in 3/4 black morocco over dark red cockerell boards, gilt-stamped and ruled spine, dark red marbled edges, light brown endpapers. Slight wear to extremities (chiefly to corners); slight rubbing to covers; slight internal browning and/or foxing (chiefly to edges).
Price: $95.00