[Rarebooks] FS: Rarely seen work by Sir Walter Scott. Edinburgh: 1819

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[Scott, Sir Walter]. THE VISIONARY. Nos. I. II. III. Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood... 1819. First edition. 12mo. (2),56pp. Plus (2)pp. publisher?s ads. With the half-title. Unopened. Stabbed & tied at inner margin. Outer plain paper wrapper lacking. Housed in custom red cloth portfolio and matching 1/2 red morocco, gilt, slipcase. Half-title lightly soiled. Very rare.                                                            $1,250.00

These essays by Scott (signed, “Somnambulus”) first appeared in the Edinburgh Weekly Journal; this is the first book edition. The essays are political satires “relating to the insane idea of Radical Reform and Universal Suffrage.” (page 3). Todd & Bowden SCOTT BIBLIOGRAPHY #139Ab.