The beauties of byron, consisting of selections from his works.
London.
Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg, [s.d., c. 1835]
12mo.
[4], 212pp. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain red morocco. Rubbed, lightly marked. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, offsetting to title page, manuscript shelf-marks to verso, very occasional light spotting.
A selection of 'beauties' taken from the works of Byron by Alfred Howard. The literary concept of 'beauties', popular in the eighteenth century, emphasised the power of isolated passages to stir emotion in the reader with their technical ornaments. In this case, Howard pulls passages from Byron's long poems, drama, sonnets, and short verse which he deems reflective of the poet's most affecting work.
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref: 32993