{"product_id":"byron-regency-binding","title":"A Regency Sammelband of Byron’s Poetry, in a Fine Contemporary Purple Morocco Binding. Includes 1st edition of \"Poems\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere’s a beautiful purple morocco Regency sammelband of Lord Byron’s poetry, dating from 1819.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe contemporary binding is in full purple morocco, with elaborate gilt and blind tooling, centred on a classical Greek lyre surrounded by a laurel wreath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sammelband contains four collections of Byron’s poetry, including later editions of The Corsair, The Giaour, and the lament of Tasso, and the 1816 first edition of his Poems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe latter includes one of his better-known works, Fare Thee Well!, written in March 1816 following the spectacular breakdown of his marriage to Lady Byron.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eByron was deeply in debt, his marriage was increasingly unhappy, and rumours concerning his unusually close relationship with his half-sister were circulating. In January 1816, Lady Byron left him, taking their newborn daughter Ada [Lovelace] with her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eByron responded with Fare Thee Well!, a deeply emotional poem portraying himself as the heartbroken and abandoned husband. Its publication caused a sensation, although not everyone was sympathetic to his version of events!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scandal contributed to Byron’s decision to leave England in April 1816. He never returned, spending the remainder of his life in continental Europe before dying in Greece in 1824, aged just 36.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNear fine condition. One quire loosening (of Fare Thee well). Small loss to rear board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticulars:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Regency Sammelband of Byron’s Poetry, in a Fine Contemporary Purple Morocco Binding. Includes 1st edition of \"Poems\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e-London: John Murray, 1816–1819.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003eOctavo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e-Four of Byron's works bound together in a beautiful contemporary full purple morocco binding, with elaborate gilt tooling and blind-stamped decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e-Covers with delicate gilt floral borders and cornerpieces, enclosing a central gilt lyre within a laurel wreath. Decorative blind-tooled outer borders, gilt-ruled spine with repeated lyre ornaments and gilt-lettered title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e-Small loss on rear board. One quire loosening (of the poem Fair thee well. Otherwise very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e-With the bookplate of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJohn Augustus Knipe\u003c\/span\u003e. Binding un-named but hand written note dated 1819 to flyleaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe work contains for following 4 works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Poems by Lord Byron (1816).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e First edition. Including \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFare Thee Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, written during the scandal surrounding Byron’s separation from his wife, Lady Byron. Title bound at start, with the text of the poems bound after the three other works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e-The Corsair, A Tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Ninth edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e-The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Fourteenth edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e-The Lament of Tasso.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Sixth edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57488812573050,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/IMG_1030.heic?v=1793951141","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/byron-regency-binding","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}