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The Life of Lord Byron; With His Letters and Journals
by Thomas Moore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£180.00£162.00
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Thomas Wardle, 1840. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated. The US first edition of Thomas Moore's insightful biography on the life and work of his friend, Lord Byron. Complete in two volumes.The first edition thus, being the first US edition.A detailed and favourable biography on the life of Lord Byron, the noted and infamous Romantic poet.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.Written by Thomas Moore, a close friend of Byron. Moore was trusted with the memoirs of Byron, and was advised to burn them upon Byron's death. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Some fading to the spine. Some marks and rubbing to the boards and spines. A little bumping to the extremities. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few spots. Tidemark to the first few and last few pages of Volume I. Tear to the last two leaves of Volume I, pages 607/608 and 609, with loss only to the pagination of pages 607/608, and some loss to four lines to the head of page 609. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 719P20
- Title
- The Life of Lord Byron; With His Letters and Journals
- Author
- Thomas Moore
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Wardle
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- thomas moore lord byron byron george gordon byron lord byron childe harold percy shelley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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