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The Corsair A Tale
by Lord Byron
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : John Murray , 1814. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 5.5" . None . This popular text of love and adventure has gone on to inspire operas, music and ballets. The first edition, second issue, without printer's imprint to final leaf and without 'To a Lady Weeping' final four leaves as required. Lacking the half title and advertisements. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Written in 1814 this verse tells the story of love and adventure. It follows the story of Conrad a privateer. Byron writes about love, lust and adventure. It is a story of high drama. When published this work was an immediate success and has gone on to inspire operas, music, art and ballets. Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy Byron draws the reader in. He creates a likable character in Conrad who develops throughout the narrative. Byron focuses on ideas surrounding the outcast and so doing so he goes on to explore issues surrounding social acceptance in relation to class. Rebound in modern cloth. Externally very smart. Internally firmly bound. Lacking half titles and advertisements. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Pages bright and clean. Bookplate clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876V11
- Title
- The Corsair A Tale
- Author
- Lord Byron
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Byron Literature Adventure Literature
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Half Title
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- Cloth
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