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Papers of and relating to Sir Walter Scott and his literary property.
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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
Two letters of J G Lockhart to James Ballantyne.
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Identifier: Acc.11556
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1832.