The Real Lord Byron. New Views of the Poet's Life (Two Volumes)
by Jeaffreson, John Cordy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1883. Oxonian and Barrister John Cordy Jeaffreson (1831-1901) also wrote a controversial volume about the "real" Shelley. Here is a lovely set (2 volumes) of his debunking of the Byronic legend, an uncommon title. These are Very Good Plus to Near Fine copies of the First Edition. Clean text (mostly unopened); 376 pages and 370 pages, with 16 pages of publisher's adverts at the end of Volume II. Brown cloth binding with blindstamped ruling, gilt lettering on the spines. Mildly bumped, mildly rubbed at foot of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001855
- Title
- The Real Lord Byron. New Views of the Poet's Life (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Jeaffreson, John Cordy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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