Author: [Scott, Walter. 1771 - 1832]
Title: ROKEBY; A Poem, in Six Cantos
Description: Baltimore: Published by Joseph Cushing, Printed by William Fry, 1813. "A variant issue of the second (separate) 1813 Philadelphia, Bradford and Inskeep edition" (Todd & Bowden 303R.5). Brown full leather binding, gilt rules and leather stamped to spine (title over a red leather title label). [10], 267, [3 (blank)] pp. 5-1/2" x 3-1/4". Moderate wear to leather binding (rubbing to edges, cracking to spine). Previous owner's signature to front pastedown and two preliminaries (along with inscription "Le don d'un Ami" [The gift of a friend"]). Expected age-toning to paper. An about VG example. This edition rare in the trade.

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