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Papers of and relating to Sir Walter Scott and his literary property.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13422
Scope and Contents

Agreements, memoranda, letters, notes and drafts of Sir Walter Scott with his publishers Archibald Constable and Robert Cadell, and his printers, James Ballantyne, concerning Scott`s literary property. Included are a draft of the deed of 1819 selling the copyright of Scott`s novels and poems to Constable, and a letter of John Gibson Lockhart to Archibald Constable concerning his proposal for a Scott edition of Shakespeare, 1823.

Dates: 1817-1826

Papers of the family of Ballantyne of Holylee.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.253
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of J G Lockhart and Robert Cadell.

Dates: 18th century-19th century.