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Ballantyne, James, 1772-1883 (solicitor, editor and publisher of Sir Walter Scott and the Novelist's Library)

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph letter signed by Walter Scott to his friend James Ballantyne, 1823

 Item — Box CLX-A-393
Identifier: Coll-1147/17-0178
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed in full to Walter Scott's friend James Ballantyne, on the subject of world affairs. Also includes an engraving entitled 'The Author of Waverley', depicting Walter Scott and his dog.

Dates: 1823

Autograph letter signed from Walter Scott to his publisher James Ballantyne, [1824]

 Item — Box CLX-A-393
Identifier: Coll-1147/22-0016
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed in full "Walter Scott" to his publisher James Ballantyne, saying that he has "the pleasure to assure you I am well, quite well. I have walked in spite of weather for two hours every day this week to my ... refreshment. I feel no more of my disease ... You will get little more copy till I come in on Monday because I must do something to help Lockhart at his start..." (John Gibson Lockhart, 1794-1854, Biographer and Critic, Editor of the Quarterly Review 1825-1853), and...
Dates: [1824]

Ballantyne, James, c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/8/5
Scope and Contents

Portrait of James Ballantyne. Caption: "James Ballantyne, the publisher of Sir Walter Scott's novels".

Dates: c 1843-1847

Ballantyne, James, Bell, George and Hill, D.O., c 1918

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1073/7/2
Scope and Contents

Group portrait of James Ballantyne, George Bell and D.O. Hill. Caption: "James Ballantyne, George Bell and D.O. Hill." From an exhibition caption: "James Ballantyne, Dr George Bell and D.O. Hill Calotype known as 'Edinburgh Ale' Carbon print made by Andrew Elliot From original calotype negative, C. 1918".

Dates: c 1918

Letter from Sir Walter Scott to James Ballantyne, ?1821

 Item — Box CLX-A-132
Identifier: Coll-1147/97-28
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Walter Scott to James Ballantyne

Dates: ?1821