London: Printed for John Murray, 1816. [6], 46 [of 60] pp; 4 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. 1 vols. 8vo (5-1/2 x 8-13/16 inches). Contemporary brown-grey wrappers. Spine mostly perished, corners chipped, lacking leaves of text following page 46, publisher's advertisements dated November 1816 listing this work as in the press, no watermarks. [6], 46 [of 60] pp; 4 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. 1 vols. 8vo (5-1/2 x 8-13/16 inches). Byron's very free interpretation of the imprisonment of the Sixteenth century Genevan prelate, François de Bonnivard. Byron makes him a hero of religious persecution creating brothers for the prelate to lose under tragic circumstances. Actually, according to one source, he didn't have any brothers lost in this manner and spent most of the time of his imprisonment writing immoral verse. Randolph p. 61; Wise "Byron" I, p. 113 (both for the first edition)

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21269
Title: The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems
Author: Byron, Lord (George Gordon)
Format/Binding: [6], 46 [of 60] pp; 4 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. 1 vols. 8vo (5-1/2 x 8-13/16 inches)
Book Condition: Used - Contemporary brown-grey wrappers. Spine mostly perished, corners chipped, lacking leaves of text following page 46, publisher's
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Printed for John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1816
Keywords: British | Lord Byron
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Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....