Poems.
by LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition of this collection of poems and verses. Octavo, bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In near fine condition. George Gordon Byron, commonly known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and politician, and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems, Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the short lyric poem, "She Walks in Beauty". Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets. He traveled extensively across Europe, especially in Italy, where he lived for seven years in Venice, Ravenna and Pisa, where he had a chance to frequent his friend the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in his brief life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire, for which Greeks revere him as a national hero. This volume includes On the Star of the Legion of Honour, Napoleon's Farewell, Bright Be The Place of Thy Soul, and When We Two Parted.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89120
- Title
- Poems.
- Author
- LORD BYRON. [GEORGE GORDON BYRON]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Keywords
- Lord Byron First Edition, poems
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- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...