Antique & Collectors Sales
Lot 425
BYRON
BYRON, LORD, CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE, A ROMAUNT: AND OTHER POEMS [CANTOS I AND II 1812 4TH EDITION; CANTO THE FOURTH 1ST EDITION 2ND ISSUE] London, John Murray, 1812, 1818. Two volumes, 8vo. Vol 1 is the 4th edition of Cantos I - II with folding plate at rear, contemporary ink signature 'Hon. Finch' resulting in small hole in blank area of half-title, bound in the original publisher's brown drab boards with paper label, rubbed and worn, but with boards still attached. Vol 2 is the 1st edition 2nd issue of Canto the Fourth, with the following points noted: p217 with 2 footnotes, p218 with 5 footnotes, 6-line errata, 1 advert leaf at rear, bound in original publisher's blue boards with paper spine and label, worn, upper board detached. Scarce (2)
Estimate: £40 - 60