THE PRISONER OF CHILLON AND OTHER POEMS: ;[Bound With] The Corsair, A Tale; [And] Manfred, A Dramatic Poem; [And] Beppo, A Ventian Story; [And] The Siege Of Corinth. A Poem. Parisina. A Poem; [And] The Lament Of Tasso

London: John Murray, 1815-1823. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. First Edition. First issue with half title, blank page 61 and list of Byron poems and Davison imprint to page 62. No adverts. DESCRIPTION: Bound with five other poems being 1) The Corsair, A Tale 1815 ninth edition, 2) Manfred, a Dramatic Poem 1819 a new edition, 3) Beppo, A Venetian Story 1819 eighth edition; 4) The Siege of Corinth. A Poem. Parisina. A Poem 1816 third edition and 5) The Lament of Tasso1823 third edition. Black leather spine with gilt lettering. Marbled paper covered boards. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Tightly bound with lightly toned margins to intact endpapers and strong hinges. Lightly toned unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages [vi], 60, [61-62]. Size: 8vo 21.5cm by 13.5cm. BOOK RESUME: The Prisoner of Chillon is a collection of poems written whilst in Switzerland with Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley. most notably is the historical narrative concerning the political imprisonment Swiss patriot François Bonivard in the dungeon of the chateau of Chillon on Lake Geneva and 'Darkness' which was Byrons contribution to the same ghost-story writing competition with Shelley that resulted in Frankenstein.