The poetical works of Lord Byron with explanatory notes and a life of the author by Thomas Moore. Illustrated with numerous fine steel engravings embracing the principal female characters, landscape and historical subjects. 1st single vol. quarto edition
1867, 1st Edition in this form. New York : Johnson, Fry. Very good copy in the original, full elaborately blind and gilt tooled and panelled calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with raised bands, spine-compartment tooling and the title blocked direct in gilt; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 739 pages; All edges gilt. The plates are all tissue-guarded and each is captioned. Text in double colums. Item #168342
Price: €395.00