Forty Illustrations of Lord Byron cover title

by George Cruikshank

$500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

Cruikshank, George. First edition, later issue, in printed wrapper. Portrait, facsimile of Byron’s handwriting, and 38 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in 20th-century tan polished calf gilt, by Riviere & Son, with the original pink printed wrappers “Forty Illustrations of Lord Byron, by Ceorge Cruikshank.” Rebacked, with portions of spine repaired, wrappers a bit soiled. Cohn 145 cf.

• Binding: Wrappers

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