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The Works of Lord Byron
Lord Byron
1829
John Murray : London
5.5" by 4"
ix, 359pp; iv, 424pp; vi, 383pp; 415pp
SUMMARY
A four volume set of 'The Works of Lord Byron'
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A leather bound four volume set of 'The Works of Lord Byron'.
This collection features some of Byron's greatest works from dramatic verse, to shorter poetry, including:
'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' in Volume I.
The rhythmic poem 'Lara' in Volume II.
The dramatic poem 'Manfred' in Volume.
The tragedies in blank verse, 'Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice', in Volume IV.
Alongside his numerous other works.
George Gordon Byron, most commonly known as Lord Byron was a English nobleman, poet and politician. To this day he is regarded as one of the greatest British poets, and is recognised as a pioneering figure of the Romantic movement. A man of great status, he was known to have accumulating great debts, and for his numerous, and at times scandalous, love affairs. It is in part Byron's flamboyant personality, his lifestyle and the suggestion of scandal, that has captured the the imagination of generations of readers, thus giving Byron's work longevity.
Personal life aside, Byron's work was an influential force on the history of literature. Indeed the phrase 'The Byronic Hero' has be coined to describe idealised yet flawed characters, with attributes that include, rebellion, overconfident, self destruction, and a lack of respect for class and/or rank. These traits have become commonplace in modern literature, but were prevalent, and effectively used, in Byron's work.
Collated, incomplete.
CONDITION
In uniform calf bindings with marbled endpapers. Externally sound. There is rubbing to the spines of volume I, II, III, and IV, to the head and tail, resulting in a small amount of loss. Loss to the spine of volume II is more significant, to the head. Rubbing to the joints and extremities. Rubbing to the front and rear board of each volume, resulting in a small amount of loss. Though there is minor loss across all volumes, it is most significant to the front board of volume IV, and the rear boards of volumes I, II, and III. Label to the spine of volume II is starting to lift. Crack to the rear joint of volume I, to the head, to the front and rear joints of volume II, to the head. Another crack also to the front joint of volume three, to the head, and finally to the rear joint of volume IV, to the head. Tidemark to the foredge of volume II, affecting only a few central pages. Offsetting to the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns, of each volume. Spotting to the front and rear endpapers of volume I, heavier to the rear, spotting to the front and rear endpapers of volume II, spotting to the rear endpaper of volume III with a tidemark to the head of the front endpaper, spotting also to the front and rear endpapers and pastdowns of volume IV. Internally, firmly bound overall with some detached pages. The frontispiece of volume I is detached but present. Missing pages 1-3pp and 17-32pp in volume I. The frontispiece of volume II is detached but present. Title page to content page, iv, is detached but present. Missing pages 2-5pp in volume II.The frontispiece of volume III is missing. Pages are generally clean. Offsetting to the title pages of volume IV, and a minor tidemark to the title page of volume III. Offsetting caused by ribbon bookmark to pages 170-171pp of volume I, 280-281pp of volume II, 313pp of volume III, and 179pp of volume IV. The odd spot is found throughout.
Overall Condition: Fair
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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