The fortunes of Nigel
By: by the author of "Waverley", "Kenilworth", &c. ; in three volumes
Contributors: Sidgwick, Jacobus (bookplate)
Publisher: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh
Published: 1822
Place of publication: Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., London
Language: eng
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Lord Nigel Olifaunt's father loaned huge sums of money to King James I of England years before. Nigel now wants the money back, but the royal courtiers will stop at nothing to steal the young lord's wealth. Court intrigue and swashbuckling action serve as the background to this historical fiction set in early seventeenth century Great Britain
Notes: Vol. 1: [4], xlviii, 313, [1] p.  v. 2: [4], 334, [2] p.  v. 3: [4], 349, [1], 6 p.

Author of "Waverley", "Kenilworth", &c. = Sir Walter Scott.

With 6 p. of advertisements at end of v. 3.

Gift; Jane Millgate; 2009; RB284679-RB284681 v. 1-3 copy 3.

Gift; Jane Millgate; 2009; RB284682-RB284684 v. 1-3 copy 4.

Fisher copy 2: Half title to each vol. wanting. Vol. 2 colophon, and v. 3 advertisements wanting.  With the autograph of J.B. Sidgwick.

Fisher copy 3: Advertisements at end of v. 3 wanting.  Binder's ticket: "Bound by R. Bailey & Co., Wotton".

Fisher copy 4: Half title to each vol. wanting. Vol. 2 colophon, and advertisements at end of v. 3 wanting. With the pictorial bookplate of Jacobus Bromley.