Don Juan. [Cantos 1 & 2]. The scarce anonymous first edition in quarto of the first two cantos of Byron s classic in period ¾ calf gilt.

Beschreibung

First edition, first printing in 4to (9 x 6½ ), pp. (4), (1-3), 4-227, (1) printer s mark. Original three quarter gilt paneled polished calf & marbled boards, back in six compartments, gilt black calf lettering piece in the second, gilt corner & center ornaments in the rest, five gilt roll tooled raised bands, matching marbled edges & endpapers. Attractive clean bright calf gilt in very good+ condition with some rubbing & scuffs to the calf corners, calf & marbled paper covered sides otherwise clean & with little wear, corners bumped & tips showing, head-cap worn, back gilt bright. Sheets with occasional light foxing, unmarked, complete. $1500 The first edition of Cantos 1 & 2 (the present work) was published first & independently of Cantos 3-16 which appeared in several editions from 1821 to 1824. A later 8vo edition of Cantos 1 & 2 was published in 1819 & an edition with New Edition on the title page was also published later in 1819. CBEL III, 197. Coleridge p. 209. H8096.

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Titel

Don Juan. [Cantos 1 & 2]. The scarce anonymous first edition in quarto of the first two cantos of Byron s classic in period ¾ calf gilt.

Verlag

London: Thomas Davison,

Erscheinungsjahr

1819

Einband

Hardcover

Auflage

1st Edition

Zustand

Very Good

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