Research Catalog

Title

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. An historical tragedy, in five acts. With notes. The prophecy of Dante, a poem / By Lord Byron.

Author

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.

Publication

London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street. 1821.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Murray, John, 1778-1843
• Davison, Thomas, 1765?-1830
• J. & M.M. Hepworth, former owner.

Description

xxi, [1], 261, [3] pages; 23 cm

Alternative Title

Prophecy of Dante

Note

• Signatures: [a]⁴ b⁸ B-R⁸ S⁴.
• Price: 12s. (from spine label).
• With a half-title.
• Printer's imprint: "London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars."
• Publisher's advertisements: page [264].
• "In the first issue, the speech of the Doge on page 151 consists of 5 ¹/₂ lines only..." (cf. Wise).

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Coleridge, E. H. Works of Lord Byron
• Elkin Mathews Byron and Byroniana
• Tinker Library
• Randolph, F.L. Studies for a Byron Bibliography
• Wise, T. J. A Bibliography of Byron

Call Number

*KL (Byron, G. G. N. B. Marino Faliero)

OCLC

• 1907535
• NYPGR1907535-B

Author

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.

Title

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. An historical tragedy, in five acts. With notes. The prophecy of Dante, a poem / By Lord Byron.

Imprint

London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street. 1821.

Edition

[First edition, first issue].

Indexed In:

Coleridge, E. H. Works of Lord Byron VII, page 275

Elkin Mathews Byron and Byroniana 362

Tinker Library 577

Randolph, F.L. Studies for a Byron Bibliography page 73

Wise, T. J. A Bibliography of Byron II, pages 29-30

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy 1: With two advertisements bound in at front (Literary gazette, 2 pages; Malte-Brun's System of universal geography, 4 pages). -- Bound in original drab boards, with printed paper spine label. -- Purchased by Carl H. Pforzheimer at the Edward K. Butler sale, April 1922, lot 50.

Pforzheimer copy 2: With two advertisements bound in at rear (Literary gazette, 2 pages; Malte-Brun's System of universal geography, 4 pages) -- Bound in lightly diced maroon roan, with gilt and blind rule decorations, gilt spine titling.

Pforzheimer copy 3: With the bookplate of J. and M.M. Hepworth, and the penciled ownership signature of C. L. Lewes, dated "27th Nov.r 1905." -- Bound in original drab boards, with printed paper spine label.

Pforzheimer copy 4: With the bookplate of Sir Percy Florence Shelley. -- Bound in red half calf, French shell-Stormont style boards, gilt spine titling and rules, speckled edges.

Pforzheimer copy 5: *Pforz BT : Presentation copy from the publisher to Byron's half-sister Augusta Leigh, with her autograph ownership inscription in ink on the title-page ("Augusta Mary Leigh. April 17th 1821 -- from Mr. Murray"). -- Bound in original drab boards, with printed paper spine label. Within red-brown cloth fold-back box with gilt spine titling.

Pforzheimer copy 6: Bound in original drab boards with printed paper spine label. -- Within purple quarter-calf case with gilt spine-titling.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzhiemer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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Added Author

Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher.

Davison, Thomas, 1765?-1830, printer.

Leigh, Augusta, 1784-1851, former owner.

Shelley, Percy Florence, Sir, 1819-1889, former owner.

Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, former owner.

J. & M.M. Hepworth, former owner.

Research Call Number

*KL (Byron, G. G. N. B. Marino Faliero)

Pforz (Byron, G. Marino Faliero. 1821. 1st ed., 1st issue. London)

*Pforz BT (Leigh, A. 03)