Author: James Grant
Title: The Girl He Married
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A wonderful edition of this novel by James Grant, a prolific Scottish novelist. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including fifty-six novels, most of which focused on the history of Scotland, including many memoirs and histories as well as his fiction writing. His books were all published by Routledge and Sons as yellowbacks, cheap novels produced in competition with the penny dreadful. This edition has been rebound from a yellowback copy. Set in Scotland, this is a wonderful Victorian tale of romance.Undated, dated from copies on Library Hub.Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown to 'James Maclean, 33 Cowley Road, Oxford&apos. Most likely belonged to James Noël MacKenzie MacLean (1928-1978), a Scottish historian and author who studied at Lincoln University, Oxford.In a half calf binding with a lovely gilt spine. Externally lovely, minor fading to the spine. Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown and stamp of same name to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
Keywords: historical fiction scottish literature james grant scottish literature None
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Title: The Girl He Married
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A wonderful edition of this novel by James Grant, a prolific Scottish novelist. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including fifty-six novels, most of which focused on the history of Scotland, including many memoirs and histories as well as his fiction writing. His books were all published by Routledge and Sons as yellowbacks, cheap novels produced in competition with the penny dreadful. This edition has been rebound from a yellowback copy. Set in Scotland, this is a wonderful Victorian tale of romance.Undated, dated from copies on Library Hub.Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown to 'James Maclean, 33 Cowley Road, Oxford&apos. Most likely belonged to James Noël MacKenzie MacLean (1928-1978), a Scottish historian and author who studied at Lincoln University, Oxford.In a half calf binding with a lovely gilt spine. Externally lovely, minor fading to the spine. Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown and stamp of same name to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
Keywords: historical fiction scottish literature james grant scottish literature None
Price: GBP 80.00 = appr. US$ 114.24 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 748R40
- Book number: 748R40
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