Astarte - A fragment of truth concerning George Gordon Byron, Sixth Lord Byron. by Milbanke, Ralph - Earl of Lovelace

London, UK: Christophers, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxx, 364pp, eight black and white plates (inc. frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends; cloth torn at spine head. Sun faded spine. Outer and bottom edges untrimmed. Foxing to prelim pages. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. New edition with many additional letters- edited by Mary Countess of Lovelace. Book which was originally printed in 1905 by Lord Byron's grandson to uphold the truth that Byron had an incestuous relationship with his half-sister prior to his marriage and that it was her knowledge of this that led to his wife demanding a separation.

Christophers, 1921T. hardcover. Very Good. 4.8223 in x 15.2284 in x 15.2284 in. A clean, tight copy with some wear to the front cover. Minor wear and tanning.

LONDON, CHRISTOPHERS, 1921. NEW EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN BOARDS, FINGERING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. AGE TONING TO THE FRONT AND REAR. WITH MANY ADDITIONAL LETTERS EDITED BY MARY COUNTESS OF LOVELACE.

London: Christophers, 1921. New edition, Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo; New edition with many additional letters; Limited edition 159/191; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print on white label; Boards quarter bound with tan cloth to spine and blue paper to boards, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has deckle edges, tanning to endpapers, small number intermittent spine breaks at top of spine, else clean and tight; xxix, 363 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates with tissue guards, 1 folded genealogical table). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. 1365601. FP New Rockville Stock.

LONDON, THE CHISWICK PRESS, 1905. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, FINELY BOUND IN HALF LEATHER, RAISED BANDS,pp xxviii, 337. WITH 6 PLATES, AND FACSIMILIES OF BYRON'S LETTERS. TIGHTLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME VOLUME. VERY SCARCE.