The siege of Corinth : a poem. ; Parisina. A poem
1816, First Edition. London : Printed for John Murray. Good copy only, in contemporary marble boards with a gilt border, now both detached from the spine and somewhat rubbed along the edges. The text block remains firmly bound to the spine. Gilt-tooled dentelles and black leather spine label; the spine surface is worn. Endpapers and text edges vividly marbled. Faint foxing to the prelims; the interior remains notably tight, bright and clean. Aside from the detached boards, a very well-preserved copy overall. Item #459818
Physical description: [4], 89, [3] pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Printer: T. Davison, Lombard-street, Whitefriars, London. Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Parisina, consort of Niccolò III, d'Este, Lord of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1404-1425 -- Poetry. English poetry -- 19th century. Narrative poetry, English. Romanticism -- England. Corinth (Greece) -- History -- Poetry. Ferrara (Italy) -- History -- 15th century -- Poetry. Venice (Italy) -- History -- Turkish Wars, 1453-1571 -- Poetry. Sieges in literature.
Price: €125.00