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BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron (1788-1824). The Prisoner of Chillon and Other Poems. London: John Murray, 1816.
8o (224 x 141 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisements dated November 1816 at end. Uncut in original drab paper wrappers (a few chips at spine ends); blue cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with E8 recto blank. Byron's 392-line narrative poem chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. Byron was inspired to write the poem while sailing on Lake Geneva with Shelley in June 1816. Wise Byron I, p. 113.
8o (224 x 141 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisements dated November 1816 at end. Uncut in original drab paper wrappers (a few chips at spine ends); blue cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with E8 recto blank. Byron's 392-line narrative poem chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. Byron was inspired to write the poem while sailing on Lake Geneva with Shelley in June 1816. Wise Byron I, p. 113.
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