MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF THE CLASSICS / SIR WALTER SCOTT / BRITISH LITERATURE / KING ARTHUR

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DESCRIPTION: INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY’s fine leatherette binding, long out of print and highly collectible edition.  THIS IS A VINTAGE HEIRLOOM ICL WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE THE BOARDS AND SPINE DONE IN ACTUAL 24K GOLD IMPRINTS.  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED EDITIONS OF THIS GREAT CHILDREN’S CLASSICS. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED… 😃 

The International Collectors Library was a book club series published by Doubleday Book & Music Clubs, Inc. from the late 1940’s through the late 1980’s.

Generally, the books followed the 8-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ book size format.  The binding designs were adapted based on old “Golden Age of Bookmaking” bindings, and made to look like leather-bound copies (leatherette).  The bindings were embossed with 24K gold embellishments, and some copies had gilt edges (thin layer of gold leaf) applied.  A sewn in satin ribbon marker was also added in most books.  There were over 400 editions published in a variety of bindings.  Some editions came with loose-leaf inserts that described the book club, the bindings and design styles, and a story synopsis of the book-in-hand.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Ivanhoe is packed with memorable incidents - sieges, ambushes and combats - and equally memorable characters: Cedric of Rotherwood, the die-hard Saxon; his ward Rowena; the fierce Templar knight, Sir Brian de Bois-Gilbert; the Jew, Isaac of York, and his beautiful, spirited daughter Rebecca; Wamba and Gurth, jester and swineherd respectively. Scott explores the conflicts between the Crown and the powerful Barons, between the Norman overlords and the conquered Saxons, and between Richard and his scheming brother, Prince John. At the same time he brings into the novel the legendary Robin Hood and his band, and creates a brilliant, colourful account of the age of chivalry with all its elaborate rituals and costumes and its values of honour and personal glory.



Description

CONDITION:  Book is in AMAZING condition for its age with slight shelfwear to the edges of the boards and some age spots to the page ends, something very common in these old editions (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS).  NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC.  It is a BEAUTIFUL EDITION.

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