Lara Tale, First Edition (31 results)

Paper Boards. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. 1814. 1st ed. (6)(1) -128 + 2 lls ads.Gernerally clean and uncut in original edge-worn paper boards, with later paper spine. Images available on request.

Small 8vo, pp [8], 128, [4, adverts], the half title bound after the title page in this copy, uncut in original pale drab boards with paper label, upper joint cracked, the boards discoloured with normal handling and rubbing, , the label slightly soiled and chipped but just about legible, spine paper part chipped at head, the front free endpaper replaced, else a clean sound copy in unsophisticated state, FIRST EDITION; this joint production of two poets and two poems brought Byron a much needed income from writing for a first time; naturally, he would not look back. A common enough title, though hardly to be found in decent original boards, while the dogged Thomas Wise was deprived of any issue points for it.

Condition: Good. With 20 Plates By C. B. Birch (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Original covers with gilt lettering to upper. Covers rubbed, inner hinges cracked; plates showing a slight ripple. Size: Oblong Folio.

FIRST EDITION, 4th variant. Lacking half title, an old tape repair between pp[iv/v]. Contemp. half calf, black leather label chipped; a rather worn & chipped copy, front hinge split but sound. Contemp. pencil inscription on title. Randolph p.44, the fourth variant, missing full stop after roman numeral in running head p.20; Wise I.101.

Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo; 128 pages; Poor; Bound in brown leather; Boards completely detached from spine, rubbing to corners, tail edge of spine missing, cracking to spine, open tear along head edge of spine; Textblock has light age toning, writing in pencil on verso of front endpaper; RWO. 1361460. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. and [ROGERS Samuel] 'Jacqueline, a Tale', original paper boards, spine bumped, nick at base of upper hinge, pieces of paper missing from boards, corners badly rubbed, advertisement leaves, several small ink splashes half-title, old worm run lower margin not affecting text, joints cracked, occasional light tanning, ownership signature front pastedown, shelf-wear, good. first edition; 128 pages; keywords: poetry;

1st edition (Wise. BYRON I, p. 101). [8], 128, [4] pp. Last 4 pages a publisher book list. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" Published anonymously; "Lara" was written by Byron, and "Jacqueline" by Samuel Rogers (cf. DNB). General wear to boards. Period pos to ffep, as well as later pencil notes on the work's publication history. About Very Good - Very Good. Original blue paper boards, with later respining to period with buff paper spine. Modern printed paper spine label.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 128 pages; 1st edition. [viii], [1] -128, [4] pp. Half-title present. Soundly bound in contemporary drab brown paper covered boards, with a professionally rebacked spine in a very sympathetic matching brown paper and new paper title label. Variant with pages not watermarked, "II" in running title on p 82 is askew and period dropped on p 20. [4] pp publisher ads at rear. Edges untrimmed. No prior ownership or marks. G++ to VG- thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. with [ROGERS Samuel] Jacqueline, a Tale, original paper boards, paper label chipped and sunned, spine chipped and defective (approximately 30% loss) at base, both hinges cracked, cords holding, advertisement leaves, a lovely clean copy. 128 pages; keywords: poetry;

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London: Printed for J. Murray, 1814. First edition thus, 1814, with the first title by Byron and the second published anonymously but by Samuel Rogers. Lovely petite volume in green straight grained leather lettered and bordered in gilt, all edges gilt, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, 128 pages, just over six inches tall. Some light shelfwear to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, light foxing to the blanks at beginning and end as well as the half-title, creasing to final text page, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

1st edition (Wise. BYRON I, p. 101). 128 pp. Half-title present. 8vo. 6-1/2" x 4" Published anonymously; "Lara" was written by Byron, and "Jacqueline" by Samuel Rogers (cf. DNB). Leather scuffed at extremities, top 1/2" of front joint starting. An About VG copy. 19th C. 1/2 leather binding with bluish green marbled paper boards.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, [viii], [1],128, [4] pp. First edition, original drab boards, some wear to the spine with loss to much of the label and a couple of string loose, joints cracked but holding. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Some loss to upper margin of first 2 sigs, appearing to be a paper fault. Contents clean and unmarked. In a neat red clamshell box.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of Lord Byron's two narrative poems concerning the fates of Lara and Jacqueline, rebacked in a lovely full calf binding. The first edition of this work published by J. Murray of Albemarle Street, rebacked in a full calf binding with the original calf laid down to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Ink inscriptions to the second blank page. Lara, A Tale, a rhymed tragic narrative poem, was first published anonymously by Lord Byron in 1814 alongside Jacqueline, a Tale, a poem which was not written by him. In this first edition, there is no indication that separate authors wrote each narrative poem; however, we now know that Lord Byron wrote Lara, a Tale, and the English poet Samuel Rogers wrote Jacqueline, a Tale. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Rebacked in a full calf binding with the original calf laid down to the boards. Externally very smart, with just some wear to the extremities. Gilt remains bright. Remnants of an amateur repair, presumably to reinforce the front hinge, to the front paste down and front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but with some offsetting to the text, and a scattering of spots to the first few pages. Very Good. book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original plain blue-grey paper hardcover binding with rubbing at the extremities, original paper label preserved, front board partially detacted and splitting along the gutters. Custom 20th century slipcase with chemise made out of mating grey cloth. 128 pages. Overall in GOOD condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

FIRST EDITION, 1st variant. Half title, 4pp ads. Uncut in orig. drab boards; expertly rebacked not retaining paper label, sl rubbed. Ink ownership signature dated 1885 on leading pastedown; ownership inscription on leading f.e.p. 'Jane Chalk, the gift of her kind friend Cat (?) Boyle, March 1827'; ink ownership inscription on titlepage 'Carolina Anne Boyle, Cozechary (?), November 1822'. Randolph p.43, the first variant, without watermark; Wise I.101. Roger's Jacqueline had been printed previously for private circulation.

London, N. Murray, 1814, first edition. Also includes Jacqueline, A Tale by Samuel Rogers (who also is not credited), 8vo, half title reading "Poems" in Gothic type, 4 pages integral publisher's advertisements at end, original drab boards, paper spine label, all edges uncut, printed on paper watermarked "J 1808," bookplate of Oliver Nowell Chadwyck-Healey, now housed in a custom folding case. Paper on spine chipped, overall wear, good.

First edition of Byron's tragic narrative poem, Lara, published in conjunction with Samuel Rogers' Jacqueline. Octavo, original boards with paper spine label. Bookplate and three generations of ownership signatures. The first work composed after Byron abandoned the idea of giving up writing and buying back his copyrights, Lara is regarded by critics as a continuation of the autobiographical work begun in The Corsair. Unlike The Corsair, it was published anonymously, in conjunction with Samuel Rogers' Jacqueline.

1st edn. 8vo. Contemporary half calf on marbled paper-laid boards, spine gilt ruled in six compartments with gilt lettered label and red sprinkled edges (spine a little faded and some light wear at edges). Pp. [xii] + 128 + [4] blank, with half title and advert at front (some light spotting; no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. 1st Edition. Published: 1813-1814. First Edition. The second issue, without ÔThe EndÕ or Davison imprint on p.100. Later editions expanded to 108pp. DESCRIPTION: Bound with The Bride Of Abydos, John Murray fifth edition 1813, 72pp and Lara, John Murray fourth edition 1814, 70pp. The three poems are bound as one in contemporary full calf leather binding with embossed cross hatch to front and rear boards. Black leather title plate with gilt lettering and gilt faux bands to spine. Bound without half titles Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Tightly bound with lightly toned margins to intact endpapers and strong hinges. Lightly toned unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages xi, [1], 100. Size: 8vo 21.5cm by 13.5cm. BOOK RESUME: 1) The Bride of Abydos A Turkish Tale 5th Edition 1813. 2) Lara A Tale 4th Edition 1814. 3) The Corsair A Tale [First edition] 1814.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition with Byron's "advertisement" at front. Handsomely bound by John Ramage in bright orange crushed Morocco leather with virtually no fading. Book has been given the full treatment with five spine hubs, fully decorated boards, marbled end papers, illustrious dentelles to inner boards, all in the style of Roger Payne, a prominent binder at the time of the book's publication. Book is very good to near fine with no damage to text and just some light rubbing to hinges and tips of binding. Truly a superior copy. Lara runs to page 93, and Jacqueline to page 128. Small, squat octavo in leather bound boards. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

Disbound. 70pp. Randolph pp46; Wise I.101-102. The first separate edition in 72pp; text complete but lacking final imprint leaf, p.71/72.

Disbound. 70pp. Randolph p.45; Wise I.101-102: the first separate edition in 72pp with colophon on last leaf. Randolph states that in all copies he has seen p.13 is misnumbered '31'. Here p.13 is correctly numbered.

Half title; a little cut down. Disbound. a.e.g. 70, [71-72]pp. Randolph pp46; Wise I.101-102. p.13 misnumbered 31, as noted by Randolph in all copies he had seen. The first separate edition with colophon on last leaf (p.72).

[BYRON, Lord]. Lara, A Tale. Jacqueline, A Tale. 8vo. Bound in later half calf and marbled boards, retaining part of the original spine. London: Printed for J. Murray, Albemarle-Street, by T. Davison, Whitefriars, 1814. First edition. Wise, p. 101. Spine a little worn, but a very good copy.

Condition: Later drab grey boards. First edition. First edition. viii + 128 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Wise 1, p. 101 viii + 128 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo.

First Edition. small 8vo, pp. [viii], [1],128, [4]. A nice clean copy in original boards (covers and first pages almost separate), some wear to the spine, lacks label. Housed in a custom clamshell case. Wise p. 101. This is the first appearance of Lara. Only 6092 copies were printed.

London, J. Murray, 1814. (VI) 93 pp. 95-128 pp. Leather binding with decorated boards and spine and marbled endpapers *top and bottom spine damaged, name on titlepage, paper here and there slightly foxed, otherwise in good condition* First edition. The poem Jacqueline is divided in 3 parts. 'The first work composed after Byron abandoned the idea of giving up writing and buying back his copyrights, it is regarded by critics as a continuation of the autobiographical work begun in The Corsair. Unlike The Corsair, it was published anonymously, in conjunction with Samuel Rogers' Jacqueline.Lara, A Tale was first published anonymously by Lord Byron in 1814 alongside another poem that was not written by Byron. In this version, there is nothing to distinguish between Lara and Jacqueline (written by Samuel Rogers), as they were published anonymously and without any indication that there are two separate authors within the text. This tragic narrative poem is seen as a continuation of another poem of Byron's, The Corsair. It details Count Lara's return home after spending a few years travelling abroad. With a page as his only company, Lara's story continues as he encounters problems with his fellow men. First, this leads to a duel that Count Lara ends up winning and as the story progresses, he must also fight both friends and foes. Count Lara is successful in his battle against all odds, until one night he encounters a large group and attempts to fight them. Unfortunately, he is mortally wounded in the process and dies at the end of the poem.The copy text that Byron wrote for the first edition was made between June 14 and June 23, 1814. There were subsequent corrections made but none of the materials have been found. Sometime after August 5, 1814, Lara was published with Jacqueline for the first time. The first three editions were published together and anonymously, selling almost 7,000 copies. When the fourth edition was released, the tale was published by itself and under Byron's name'.

[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, ROGERS, Samuel]. Lara, A Tale; Jacqueline, A Tale. 1/2-leather over cloth with gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, t.e.g. London: J. Murray, 1814. First edition. Contains both Byron's Lara and Rogers' Jacqueline. A very good copy.

BYRON, GEORGE GORDON NOEL, Lord. Lara, a Tale. Jacqueline, a Tale. London, 1814. [8], 128, [4] p. Original blue-gray paper-backed boards, untrimmed. Top third of spine covering, including label, missing, else very attractive. Bookplate. Neat folding box, leather label. First edition. Wise p. 101.

8vo, pp. [8], 128, [4], with the half-title and two final advertisement leaves; a very good copy, uncut in the original drab boards, paper spine label, front hinge cracked, spine a little worn and chipped at foot.First edition, Randolph's fourth variant (with the crooked roman numeral on p. 82 and the fallen period on p. 20). By 1814 Byron was heavily pressed by debts, having previously refused payment for his poems. For Lara, the fourth of Byron's Levantine poems, published on the back of The Corsair ('The reader may probably regard it as a sequel to a poem that recently appeared'), he accepted Murray's offer of £700, thenceforth driving hard bargains for copyrights to his work. Jacqueline had previously been printed for private circulation; Lara appears here for the first time.Randolph, pp. 42-4. Language: English.