Facsimiles of Lord Byron's Handwriting at Various Periods of His Life, viz.: I. At Harrow in 1803. II. From the Giaour, 1813. First draft. III. Marriage Signatures of Lord and Lady Byron, January 2, 1815. IV. From Lord Byron's Diary, 1821. V. From Lord Byron's last letter to Mr. Murray, dated Missalonghi, February 2, 1824 (four pages, n.p.) are inserted between the "Chronology," etc., and the Text.
The first edition was bound in brown cloth. Lord Byron's Coat of Arms, with Coronet, Supporters and Motto, is stamped in gold on the cover.
Note.—This Edition, which is printed in double columns enclosed by a double line, has been reissued at brief intervals from 1838 to 1902.
The contents of this volume includes the contents of Vols. VII.-XVII. of the Ed. 1832, 1833, together with the following additions already printed (except No. 4) in Vols. I.-VI.:—
Contents—
| 1. Translation of ... Nurse's Dole ("Oh, how I wish," etc.) | p. 546 |
| 2. My Epitaph ("Youth, Nature," etc.) | ib |
| 3. Remember thee! Remember thee! | p. 554 |
| 4. John Keats | p. 574 |
| 5. Impromptu ("Beneath Blessington's eyes") | p. 577 |
| 6. To the Countess of Blessington | ib |
| Appendix: Conversations of Lord Byron as related by Thomas Medwin, Esq., compared with a Portion of His Lordship's Correspondence. Published, Ed. 1828, iv. 419-429. | p. 809 |
LII.
The/ Complete Works/ of/ Lord Byron/ From the last London Edition,/ Now first collected and arranged, and Illustrated/ With all the notes/ By Sir Walter Scott [and 24 others— five lines] To which is prefixed the Life of the Author/ By John Galt, Esq./ In one Volume./ Paris:/ Baudry's European Library,/ Rue Du Coq, near the Louvre./ A. and W. Galignani and Co., 18, Rue Vivienne./ Sold also by Amyot, Rue de la Paix; Truchy, Boulevard des Italiens; Theophile Barrois, Jun.,/ Rue Richelieu; at the Librairie des Etrangers, 55, Rue Neuve-Saint-Augustin;/ And by all the Principal Booksellers on the Continent./ 1837./ [8º.
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Pp. II + cxxii + 954—Half-title (R. Printed by Casimir, 12, Rue de la Vieille-Monnaie); Title, one leaf; Publisher's Advt., pp. 1-6; Contents, pp. 7-11; The Life of Lord Byron. By John Galt, Esq., pp. i.-cxxii.; Text, pp. 1-941; Index, pp. 943-954. The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 954.