Research Catalog

Title

The bride of Abydos : a Turkish tale / by Lord Byron.

Author

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

Publication

London : Printed by Thomas Davison ..., for John Murray ..., 1813.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Davison, Thomas, 1765?-1830.
• Murray, John, 1778-1843.

Description

[4], 72, [4] p.; 23 cm. (8vo)

Note

• Signatures: [A]² B-E⁸ F⁴ chi².
• Publisher's advertisements: p. [73-76].

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Wise, T.J. A Bibliography of Byron
• Coleridge, E.H. Works of Lord Byron
• Elkin Mathews Byron and Byroniana

Source (note)

• James Burmester

Call Number

Pforz (Byron, G. Bride of Abydos. 1813. 5th ed. London)

OCLC

• 2686357
• NYPGR2686357-B

Author

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

Title

The bride of Abydos : a Turkish tale / by Lord Byron.

Imprint

London : Printed by Thomas Davison ..., for John Murray ..., 1813.

Edition

Fifth edition.

Indexed In:

Wise, T.J. A Bibliography of Byron I, p. 91

Coleridge, E.H. Works of Lord Byron p. 173

Elkin Mathews Byron and Byroniana 131

Restricted Access

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

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy 1: Bound in the original? drab paper wrappers, uncut; in CHPL envelope. -- James Elliott, December 26, 1973 .

Pforzheimer copy 2 : Bound first of five Byron-related items, including : Byron, G. Corsair. 4 ed. London: Davison for Murray, 1814. -- Byron, G. Poems on his domestic circumstances. 6 ed. London: Hone, 1816. -- Exton, R. B. Lady Byron's responsive "Fare thee well!" 3 ed. London: Edwards, 1816. -- "Recollections of Lord Byron." [from the Mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction, no. XC (Saturday, June 26, 1824).] -- Bound together subsequent to publication and with engraved portrait of Byron as a frontispiece. -- In plain brown leather, gilt spine titling. -- Burmester November 27, 1997.

Pforzheimer copy 3: *Pforz BT : With the bookplate of Walter H. Howson, with his autograph note regarding provenance; "Dawson Turner / 1813" (in ink on title page). -- Bound third of five early Byron editions, including: The Giaour. 1st ed. London: Murray, 1813. -- The Giaour. 6th ed. London: Murray, 1813. -- The Corsair. 7th ed. London: Murray, 1814. -- Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte. 11th ed. London: Murray, 1815. -- Poems on his domestic circumstances. 13th ed. London: Hone, 1816. Bound together subsequent to publication. -- The volume is grangerized with Byron-related manuscript material, including: a letter fragment from Byron to Thomas Moore (B 0064); a legal letter from John Murray's lawyer, Alfred Turner (B'ANA 0682); and a copy of Byron's "Stanzas for Music" in the hand of Lady Byron (B'ANA 0683). -- Bound in contemporary calf, with gilt spine titling. Binder's title: Poems / By / Lord / Byron / Giaour / Bride of Abydos / Corsair.

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Added Author

Davison, Thomas, 1765?-1830. Printer

Murray, John, 1778-1843. Publisher

Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858. Former owner

Howson, Walter H. Former owner

Research Call Number

Pforz (Byron, G. Bride of Abydos. 1813. 5th ed. London)

Pforz BT (Byron, G.) 01