Sir Tristrem; A Satirical Romance of The Thirteenth Century; by Thomas of Erceldoune, called The Rhymer. Edited from the Auchinleck Ms. by Walter Scott Esq. The Second Edition.

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8vo, pp. [iv], cxxiv, 385, [1]. Contemporary half biscuit calf, marbled boards, spine divided by double blind rules, lettered in gilt direct, other compartments tooled in blind. Paper lightly toned, small tear to margin of one leaf. Rebacked, hinges relined, old leather somewhat rubbed, boards soiled. Scattered marginal notes and underlining, extensive annotation to rear blanks, where unrelated clippings of booksellers’ catalogues also pasted in. Purchase annotation to half-title in same neat hand dated 16.2.88. Bookseller’s label of D. Nutt to front pastedown.