Byron: a Self-Portrait. by Quennell, Peter, Ed - 1950

John Murray, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

New York: Scribner, 1950. Hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 803 pp. in two volumes. 5 5/8 x 8 5/8. Black cloth covered boards, blind embossed on front and stamped in gold on spine. No dj. Cloth discolored by scuffing, esp on vol 2. Foxing to endpapers. No interior markings noted.

1967 1st thus. Both volumes: no dj, a bit of soil and rubbing on cover, owner's name on ffep, light tanning, else text clean, binding tight . Oversize 2 vol. set – extra shipping charges will apply, especially for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope.

John Murray, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 803 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water stain to rear board.

New York: Scribners. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1950. Later Printing. Small spine top tear on vol. 2, wear on slipcase .

London John Murray 1950. TWO VOLUMES hbks 803pp both volumes appear unused excellent clean tight texts in very slightly shelfworn djs now in protective sleeves

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. Bryon's life as displayed in 'Letters and Diaries with [56] hitherto unpublished letters in two volumes edited by Peter Quennell ' "Literary legend has it that Byron left behind the beginnings of an autobiography, but that his publisher, John Murray, destroyed it after his death because he found it too shocking. With this fascinating selection of correspondence written by one of England's greatest letter writers, Peter Quennell comes as close as anyone can to salvaging what was lost by the alleged actions of one overcautious publisher. Drawing on letters from Byron's pre-Harrow days to those written in the weeks before his death, Quennell has pieced together the extraordinary story of Byron's life as told by himself. As Byron records his thoughts as a schoolboy, man-of-the-world, rake and womanizer, literary sensation, and poet-in-exile, he reveals the rebellious, warm-hearted, disorderly,… Read More