Finden's Landscape & Portrait Illustrations, to the Life and Works of Lord Byron.

BROCKEDON, W. & BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord.

Published by LondonPublished by John Murray -34., 1833

About this Item

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Small 4to. (22 x 15.5 cm). Finely bound in contemporary full green morocco, sides intricately tooled in blind and gilt, spines with raised bands and richly gilt-decorated compartments, gilt inner dentelles, yellow-coated endpapers, all edges gilt. 126 engraved plates including 2 engraved titles and portrait frontispiece in volume 1. Some trivial shelfwear and occasional light foxing, generally an excellent set in handsome bindings. The work of English engraver William Finden. In Finden's later life, in co-operation with his brother Edward Francis Finden, he undertook the publication as well as the production of various galleries of engravings. The first of these was this work, a series of landscape and portrait illustrations to the life and works of Byron, appearing in 1833 and following years. "[The Illustrations] created a great sensation, and led to further projects to engrave the life and works of other poets" (ODNB). Sometimes found bound in 3 Vols., this copy bound in 2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finden's Landscape & Portrait Illustrations, to the Life and Works of Lord Byron.
• Publisher: LondonPublished by John Murray -34.
• Publication Date: 1833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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