Illustrations Of The Life And Works Of Byron (First Hardcover Issue, 120 Plates In 2 Volumes)

John Murray , 1835. First Hardcover Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volumes. Simple Half-Title Followed By Table Of Contents In Each Volume, 53 In First Volume And 67 In The Second Volume; Originally Issued In 24 Parts 1833-1834 With 120 Plates In Total, Then This Issue With All Plates Bound In Two Volumes, Then Later The Complete Set Of 123 Plates With 3 Vignettes Was Published In 3 Volumes And Still Later Enlarged To 126 And Then 130 Illustrations And Incorporated Into Sets With Explanatory Text Included. Full Black Calf, With "Illustrations Of Byron" And Volume Numbers On Spine In Gilt, Covers And Spine Elaborately Stamped In Blind, Yellow Silk Endpapers. No Text. Slight Wear At Lower Edges And Corners, And Fresh, But Volume I Has A1/2" X 1/2" Chip At Upper Right Corner Of Spine, And Volume Ii Has A 1" X 3/4" Chip Which Is Detached And Laid In Loosely. No Marks, But Gift Card Of Mrs. Hosmer A. Johnson, Dated In 1899, To Her Granddaughter. Hosmer Allen Johnson, M.D., L.L.D. (1822 - 1891) Was An American Physician, Academic, And Mason From New York. After Graduating From The University Of Michigan, He Moved To Chicago, Illinois To Attend Rush Medical College. There, He Became An Understudy Of William B. Herrick And Joined His Medical Practice. Receiving A Doctor Of Medicine In 1852, Johnson Was Named Lecturer On Physiology At Rush, Eventually Chairing A Department There. In 1859, He Co-Founded The Chicago Medical College At Lind University, Which Later Became The Feinberg School Of Medicine Of Northwestern University. During The Civil War, Johnson Was The Top Medical Aide In The State, Presiding Over The Board Of Medical Examiners For The State Of Illinois.Hosmer Johnson Was Initiated Into The Masonic Order In 1853 And Rose To Become Grand Orator Of The Grand Lodge Of Illinois. He Organized A Knights Templar Chapter For Illinois And Was First Officer Of That Branch For Two Terms. He Became A Member Of The Supreme Council Of The Scottish Rite Northern Jurisdiction In 1861, Later Becoming And Officer. He Could Speak Seven Foreign Languages Fluently And Also Had A Strong Knowledge Of The Ojibwe Language. He Served On The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Chicago And Northwestern University.