BYRON, George Gordon Byron, Baron. Hebrew Melodies. T. & J. Swords, New York, 1815.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First New York edition. Edges browned and some leaves separated, thus good or better in good, stained early wrappers. Byron's "She Walks in Beauty" made its first appearance in this collection, of which early American issues are uncommon. *Shaw & Shoemaker* 34265.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 13 Volume by Lord Byron bound together. The first title page is: The Works of the Right Hon. Lord Byron in Two Volumes. Volume II. London. Printed for John Murray. 1815. It is followed immediately by a second title page: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto the Third. By Lord Byron London. Printed for John Murray. 1816. 79 pages. Followed by a new title page for: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto the Fourth. 1818. 235 pages + 22 pages of additional poems. Followed by a new title page for: Lara, A Tale. by Lord Byron. fourth edition. London. John Murray. 1814 74 pages. New title page for: The Siege of Corinth. A Poem Parisina. A Poem. second edition. London. John Murray. 1816. 89 pages. New title page for: The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems by Lord Byron. London. John Murray. 1816. 60 pages. Then pagination starts again, although here there is only a half title page, not a title page proper. No there is no date printed. Hebrew Melodies was first published in 1815 in a volume with 53 pages so it is very likely that this is that edition. Exact publication date is determined by the ads in the back, which were removed in the creation of this anthology, so we can't tell if this is the first or second printing. Contains the first publication of Byron's most famous line "She Walks in Beauty like the Night " Hebrew Melodies No title page. No date 53 pages. New title page for: Poems by Lord Byron. London. John Murray. 1816. 40 pages. New title page for: Monody on the Death of the Right Honorable R.B. Sheridan, written at the request of a friend to be spoken at Drury Lane Theatre. London. John Murray. 1816. 12 pages. New title page for: Manfred, A Dramatic Poem. London. Murray. 1817. 80 pages. New title page for: The Lament of Tasso third edition. London. John Murray. 1817. 18 pages. New title page for: Beppo, A Venetian Story. third edition. London. John Murray. 1818. 49 pages. New title page for: Poems on his Domestic Circumstances &c &c, by Lord Byron with his memoirs and portrait. nineteenth edition containing nine poems. London for W Hone. 1816. Engraved frontispiece. 32 pages. All of this bound in a single volume bound in full leather. Title in gold on the spine reads: Childe Harold Canto II & IV. Sundry Pieces by Ld. Byron. Good condition. Binding attractive and sturdy. Previous owner's name dated 1872 on front blank. A collection of 13 books of poetry by Byron, some first printings and some later printings. Very good condition.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.