Walter Scott. Lay of the Last Minstrel. 1854

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Walter Scott. Lay of the Last Minstrel. 1854

This cover design, though not signed, is attributed to John Leighton. It is full of mediaeval symbolism so beloved of the mid-Victorian period. This copy is the British Library copy is at shelf mark 11642e27. The BL copy lacks the spine. 

                                             Former de Beaumont copy

The copy formerly belonging to Robin de Beaumont, has his book plate is on the upper pastedown. This copy is inscribed on the upper pastedown: "Mary Ogle/ from her Husband./ Jany 23rd 1854./"


Gilt edgess Bevelled boards. Red morocco horizontal-grain cloth. Both covers have a "cathedral" design, with plenty of heraldic motifs - the statues and the shields. 

Edmund M B King 2014