Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832)
Dates
- Existence: 1771-1832 - 1832
Found in 323 Collections and/or Records:
Scott Huxley papers.
Papers concern the affairs of Thomas Scott, brother of Sir Walter, his family, and particularly his son-in-law Colonel Thomas Huxley.
Includes nine letters of Sir Walter Scott, and manuscript concerning the Isle of Man compiled by Thomas Scott, used by Walter Scott in `Peveril of the Peak`.
Scrap-book entitled "Scott Appropriatily [sic] Embellished" compiled by a Mrs Stephens.
Scrap-book consists of cartoons and caricatures from periodicals matched with quotations from Walter Scott`s works.
Selected manuscripts of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.
Seven letters of Eric Linklater.
On literary matters.
With typescript notes of Linklater, for a projected television programme on Sir Walter Scott.
Sotheby`s Catalogue for Scott Huxley Papers, with later receipt., 1899-1914.
Auction catalogue, 27 February 1899, with prices added for each sale. Receipt, 30 December 1914, for Scott letters purchased from William Brown booksellers.
Souvenir facsimile of autograph letter of Sir Walter Scott to Charles Tilt which differs from other known examples.
Ten albums of illustrations for the Waverley Novels selected from various editions and presented on silk for an American collector.
`The Antient customary laws of the Isle of Mann`., 1811.
`The antient laws of the Isle of Mann` copied by Thomas Scott during his stay on the Isle of Man. The documents were seen by Walter Scott who used them as part of his inspiration for the novel `Peveril of the Peak` (1823), and referred to them in his introduction. Thomas includes a letter to Walter, 11 April 1811, from the Isle of Man.
"The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" (1812, 5th edition) by Walter Scott, with three tipped-in letters of Scott to Charles Erskine of Shielfield.
The tipped-in letters of Scott are 1803, 1816 and undated.
Transcripts of letters of Joanna Baillie to Sir Walter Scott in the collection of the National Library of Scotland.
Includes introduction and notes by Judith B Slagle.
Two letters, 1824, of George Ticknor and George Huntly Gordon.
Letters concern portraits of Sir Walter Scott. Also includes:
1. unrelated letter, 1812, of Sir David Wilkie
2. autograph note, 1816, of Walter Scott to James Ballantyne about "The Antiquary"
3. printed letter, 1829, of Scott
Two letters, 1827-1828, of Mrs Thomas Hughes to Edward Copleston.
Concerning ecclesiastical preferment and a visit to Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford with a tour of Scotland.
Two letters of David Douglas, publisher, on his edition of Walter Scott`s "Familiar Letters", and on Scott`s life and work.
In the letters the writer hints at his distaste for Scott`s money values and business affairs.
Two letters of J G Lockhart to James Ballantyne.
Letters concern Ballantyne`s relationship with Sir Walter Scott and memoranda of Scott to be supplied by Ballantyne for the use of Lockhart in his projected biography.
Includes notes on the letters by Alexander Ballantyne and transcripts of three letters of Scott to James Ballantyne.
Two letters of J G Lockhart to John Ballantyne.
Lockhart gives favourable opinions on Walter Scott`s "The Abbot" and "Kenilworth".
Two letters of Sir Walter Scott, to Mrs Mary Pringle of Whytbank on personal and family matters.
Two letters of Sir Walter Scott to the Countess of Selkirk and Lord Granton.
Two letters of Thomas Faed.
One letter is illustrated with a sketch discussing his 1849 painting of Sir Walter Scott and his literary friends at Abbotsford.
Includes a sketch, with key, by John Faed of his picture of Shakespeare and his friends at the Mermaid Tavern.
Typescript of "The Ragged Lion" (1994), by Allan Massie.
Volume containing manuscript poems of Lord Byron and some letters of various correspondents; with a manuscript catalogue relating to manuscripts and correspondence of Lord Byron., ?1811-1831, undated.
Volume of `Autograph Letters of Sir Walter Scott, 1800-1826`, containing letters mainly to Charles Erskine and James Curle, with associated documents.
Volume of correspondence of James Nairne, WS, and papers of, and concerning, the Bannatyne Club.
Includes letters of Sir Walter Scott, James Ballantyne and David Laing.
Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers., 1817.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 116
- Photocopies. 31
- Correspondence. 27
- Notes. 17
- Manuscripts. 14
- Copies. Derivative objects. 11
- Novels. 10
- Poetry. 8
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 5
- Abbotsford House (historic house). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. 4
- Accounts. 4
- Albums. 4
- Drawings. Visual works. 4
- Research notes 4
- Transcripts 4
- Typescripts. 4
- Bonds. Legal instruments. 3
- Drafts. Documents. 3
- Facsimiles. Reproductions. 3
- Illustrations. Layout features. 3
- Publications. 3
- Receipts. Financial records 3
- Sketches 3
- Annotations. 2
- Articles. 2
- Books 2
- Commissions. Permissions. 2
- Dissertations. 2
- Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 2
- Engravings. Prints. 2
- Excerpts. 2
- Fragments. 2
- Indexes. Reference sources. 2
- Journals. Accounts. 2
- Legal documents. 2
- Newspapers. 2
- Reports 2
- Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000. 2
- Scripts. Documents 2
- Watercolours. Paintings. 2
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 1
- Auction catalogues. 1
- Caricatures. 1
- Catalogues. 1
- Certificates 1
- Charters 1
- Circulars. Fliers. 1
- Commonplace books. 1
- Declarations. 1
- Dryburgh Abbey. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Ruins. Longitude: -2.6667. Latitude: 55.5667. 1
- Envelopes. 1
- Fiction. 1
- Forgeries. Derivative objects. 1
- Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 1
- Genealogies. 1
- Glasgow. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Glasgow. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 55.8833. 1
- Histories. 1
- India. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000. 1
- Inscriptions. 1
- Interleaves. 1
- Invitations. 1
- Isle of Man. Europe - Isle of Man. Island. Longitude: -4.5000. Latitude: 54.2500. 1
- Labels. Identifying artifacts. 1
- Lake District. Europe - United Kingdom - England. General region. 1
- London. Europe - United Kingdom - England - Greater London. Inhabited place. Longitude: -0.1667. Latitude: 51.5000. 1
- Marginalia. Annotations. 1
- Melrose Abbey. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Ruins. Longitude: -2.7500. Latitude: 55.6167. 1
- Microfilms. 1
- Miniatures. Paintings. 1
- Northern England. Europe - United Kingdom - England. General region. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Orders. Records (documents). 1
- Pamphlets. 1
- Photographs. 1
- Prompt books. Scripts. 1
- Prose poems. 1
- Prospectuses 1
- Publishers and publishing. 1
- Registers (lists) 1
- Reviews. Document genre 1
- Sales catalogues. 1
- Scottish Borders. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Region (geographic). 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Seals. Artifacts 1
- Selkirk. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. County. 1
- Songs. Musical compositions. 1
- Synopses. 1
- Transcriptions. Documents. 1
- Translations. Documents. 1
- Travel journals 1
- Trossachs. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Stirling. General region. 1 + ∧ less