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BYRON'S WORKS
by Byron, Lord George Gordon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, as issued
- Seller
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UPLAND, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, as issued. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. BYRON'S WORKS - 8 volumes, 4 ¾" high, full calf, gilt ruled & blind stamped covers, 4 raised bands to spines with gilt titles, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Edges rubbed. Former owner's name to front free endpapers. ==>DON JUAN Volumes 1 & 2 - published by John Murray, London, 1841, Stain to front cover. ==> SIEGE OF CORINTH - volume II - contains SIEGE OF CORINTH + PARISINA + THE PRISONER OF CHILLON + BEPPO: A VENETIAN STORY + MAZEPPA + THE ISLAND; or CHRISTIAN AND HIS COMRADES ==> MISCELLANIES in three volumes, volume I. Loss to volume title on spine. ==> THE FOSCARI &c --- Textblock separated at spine, but holding to rear cover. Contains THE TWO FOSCARI: An Historical Tragedy + CAIN: A Mystery + THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED: A Drama + WERNER: A Tragedy ==> MANFRED &c --- contains MANFRED: A Dramatic Poem + MARINO FALIERO, DOGE OF VENICE: An Historical Tragedy in Five Acts + HEAVEN AND EARTH: A Mystery + SARDANAPALUS: A Tragedy ==> CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE. A Romaunt ==> THE GIAOUR: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale. Loss to volume title on spine -- contains THE GIAOUR + THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS: A Turkish Tale + THE CORSAIR: A Tale + LARA: A Tale
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114994
- Title
- BYRON'S WORKS
- Author
- Byron, Lord George Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Size
- 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cedar Tree Antiques
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UPLAND, California
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About Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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