Title: The Lay of the Last Minstrel (A Poem) Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Charles S. Francis, 252 Broadway, New York Publishing Date: 1841 Edition: "A new edition with the author's latest corrections" Binding: Cloth hardcover Pages: 249 pp. including extensive appendix notes Illustrated: Frontispiece illustrated engraving Interior Condition: Solid binding, complete and intact. Moderate foxing, previous owner name written in pencil on front endpaper Exterior Condition: Sunned spine, thumb pull tear at top of spine, moderate rub marks Dust Jacket: No Size: 12mo Comments: The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805) is a long narrative poem by Walter Scott. Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, the "Flower of Teviot" is beloved by Baron Henry of Cranstown an ally of the Ker Clan, but a deadly feud exists between the two border clans of Scott Carr/Ker, which has resulted in the recent murder of Lady Margaret's father, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch by the Kers on the High Street in Edinburgh.