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Edinburgh London : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. ; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1820. 1st edition, 1st issue. Hardcover. Provenance: Carre of Cavers bookplate. Very good copy in contemporary half aniline calf over marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 18 cm. Notes; Vol. I pagination 159-306 misnumbered. Referenced by Worthington. Publisher's adverts to vol. III. Subjects; Ivanhoe (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Triangles (Interpersonal relations). Normans Great Britain. Knights and knighthood. Jews England. Anglo-Saxons. Great Britain History Richard I, 1189-1199 ; Fiction.

The novel 'Waverley' by Walter Scott is regarded as the first historical novel in the English language, blending history with fiction to portray the Jacobite uprising of 1745.

The first edition can be identified by the title page, which lists 'W. Bulmer and Co.' as the printer and 'Archibald Constable and Company' as the publisher.