Rare Antique Ivanhoe buying Book 1946

CLASSIC IVANHOE by SIR WALTER SCOTT
A RARE FIND from 1946!!!
Great Illustrated Classics published by Dodd, Mead & Company...New York

Gray hardcover book with dark blue designs on cover & spine with some Gold lettering
Ivanhoe is set in 12th-century England, with colourful descriptions of a tournament, outlaws, a witch trial and divisions between Jews and Christians. It has been credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first buying turned men's minds in the direction of the Middle Ages", while Carlyle and Ruskin made similar assertions of Scott's overwhelming influence over the revival, based primarily on the publication of this novel. It has also had an important influence on popular perceptions of Richard the Lionheart, King John, and Robin Hood.

All pages are clean..no marks...1st 2 pages are loose & one torn page, but OTHER THAN THAT
it's a rare, beautiful copy with uncut page edges!!
A fine rare classic book to add to your collection!
9 x 6 1/2 inches
500 pages