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The Corsair A Tale
Lord Byron
1814
John Murray : London
9" by 5.5"
xi, 100pp.
SUMMARY
This popular text of love and adventure has gone on to inspire operas, music and ballets.
First Edition
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
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.
CONDITION
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.
Overall Condition: Near Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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