Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron, Noted During a Residence with His Lordship at Pisa, in the Years 1821 and 1822

Lord Byron; Thomas Medwin

Published by A. and W. Galignani, Paris, 1824

About this Item

A scarce early edition of Lord Byron's recorded conversations at Pisa, a posthumous publication which sparked controversy. A very scarce A. and W. Galignani edition (Paris), published the same year as the L. Baurdry Paris edition and the Henry Colburn London first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original English.Thomas Medwin"s Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron was the first of the book-length memoirs to appear following Byron"s death in April.Thomas Medwin was the second cousin and early friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley. In 1820 he joined Shelley in Pisa and became a regular member of the Byron-Shelley circle soon after, recording the conversations that would make him famous and infamous. It was Medwin rather than Byron who quickly became the target of criticism, including accusations of simply making things up. Uniformly bound in quarter calf, with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with fading to the spines and light rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. With scattered spotting throughout. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron, Noted During a Residence with His Lordship at Pisa, in the Years 1821 and 1822
• Publisher: A. and W. Galignani, Paris
• Publication Date: 1824
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book