Hours of Idleness

by Lord George Gordon Noel Byron

$800 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition, Large Paper second issue , with half-title. xiii, i, errata , 187 pp. 8vo 9 x 5-7/8 inches . Almost contemporary plum cloth, text uncut. Covers unevenly toned, few blisters, hinges strengthened. Laid into quarter blue morocco slipcase and chemise. Wise I, p. 8; Randolph, pp. 9-10 thinks this is a forgery . Item #267757 Byron's first regularly published book, following the privately printed

• Binding: Leather

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