BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord.
A Tale.
Warsaw, Rambler Press, 2023
The Corsair (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord
Byron and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely
popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was
influential throughout the following century, inspiring operas, music and
ballet.
The poetry, divided into cantos, narrates the story of the corsair or
privateer Conrad. It says that in his youth he was rejected by society because
of his acts and his later war against humanity. The long poem was adapted for
or inspired numerous other works in a variety of genres: Many Americans believed that poem was based on
the life of the pirate Jean Lafitte.
DESCRIPTION
Octavo. 120 pp, set in Brunel Text Roman No 2 and
printed on Century Laid cotton paper in an edition of 25 copies (this is no 1).
Attractively
bound by hand in leather marbled endpapers and edges., in a slipcase.
CONDITION
Brand new copy in a fine binding.
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