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[Byroniana]
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Description
- A Catalogue of a Collection of Books, late the property of a nobleman, about to leave England on a tour. London: Evans, 1816.
- Paper, ink, leather
8vo (220 x 143 mm). Modern wrappers.
auction sale catalogue of Byron's library fully priced in a contemporary hand. Byron fled England in 1816, necessitating this sale. The lots bought by his publisher Murray are indicated by an "M." A very rare catalogue; the only other copies are at the British Library, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania. The sale totaled £724.
auction sale catalogue of Byron's library fully priced in a contemporary hand. Byron fled England in 1816, necessitating this sale. The lots bought by his publisher Murray are indicated by an "M." A very rare catalogue; the only other copies are at the British Library, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania. The sale totaled £724.