Author: James Grant
Title: First Love and Last Love
Description: London & New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A lovely edition of prolific Scottish writer James Grant's military novel. 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 military and 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, and takes the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 as its subject matter.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 gilt spine.Undated, dated from copies on Library Hub. Bound without a title page. In a half calf binding with marbled boards and a gilt spine. Externally generally smart, some chipping to the head of the spine and shelfwear to extremities. Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown to 'James Maclean, 33 Cowley Road, Oxford', and stamp of same name to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean, bound without a title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: scottish literature scottish history military fiction scottish history None


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