Don Juan. Volume the First and Don Juan; Volume the Second: Containing His Life in London, Or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis.

Thornton, Alfred

Published by Printed for Thomas Kelly 1821-1822, London, 1821

About this Item

First edition of Thornton's satirical reinterpretation of the famous libertine legend. Octavo, two volumes bound in full crushed levant morocco by Lloyd with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Lloyd, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with Âthirty-one hand-colored aquatint plates by Atkinson including frontispieces. "The first volume is a parody of Mozart's and Byron's "Don Juan", the second an imitation of Egan's "Life in London." In near fine condition, bookplate. A rare work in an exquisite binding. A satirical reinterpretation of the famous libertine legend, Alfred Thorntonâ s Don Juan presents the widely referenced character in a humorous and irreverent light. Unlike the more serious and philosophical portrayal found in Byronâ s version, Thorntonâ s Don Juan is a playful figure used to mock the social and political conventions of early 19th-century Britain.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don Juan. Volume the First and Don Juan; Volume the Second: Containing His Life in London, Or, A True Picture of the British Metropolis.
• Publisher: Printed for Thomas Kelly 1821-1822, London
• Publication Date: 1821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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