HOURS OF IDLENESS: A Series of Poems, Original and Translated
by Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
London: W.T. Sherwin, 1820. Hardcover. The sixth edition of Lord Byron's first volume of poetry. An unauthorized publication, it was suppressed at the order of Lord Eldon. The Myrtle A. Crummer, Frank J. Hogan, Sylvan Lawrence Froelich copy, with their respective bookplates to the front pastedown. 160 p. Octavo. Later brown paper-covered boards, with a printed paper spine label and new endpapers. Lacking the frontispiece. Faint offsetting to the title page, with a closed to the bottom edge that has been neatly mended on the verso. Housed in a custom chemise and calf-backed slipcase, which is darkened along the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72365
- Title
- HOURS OF IDLENESS: A Series of Poems, Original and Translated
- Author
- Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.T. Sherwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Keywords
- Poetry, British Literature, Lord Byron, Romanticism, Romantics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...