Note.—A Second Edition, pp. xlvi. + 804, including Morgante Maggiore and Parliamentary Speeches, was issued in 1829, vide post, No. xl.; and a third, pp. xxx. + 784, including Francesca di Rimini, Hints from Horace, and The Blues, etc., in 1837. According to Kayser, the First Edition appeared in 1827, a second in 1829, and a third, "considerably augmented," in 1837.

Collation—

Vol. I.: pp. ix. + 362—Gen. Half-title, Works/ of/ Lord/ Byron./ (R. London: Printed by Thomas Davison Whitefriars/), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Gen. Cont., pp. v.-ix.; Cont. of Vol. I. (n.p.); Text, pp. 1-362.

The Front., "Lord Byron," is engr. by E. Finden from a portrait by G. (sic) Phillips, R.A.

Vol. II.: pp. 1-424—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint); Cont. of Vol. II.; Text, pp. 1-424. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 424.

The Front., "Medora" (Corsair, i. 379), is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by H. Corbould.

Vol. III.: pp. vii. + 383—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Cont. of Vol. III., pp. v.-vii.; Text, pp. 1-383. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [384].

The Front., "Lord Byron" ("When late I saw thy ... child"), is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by H. Corbould.

Vol. IV.: pp. 1-429—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint); Title, one leaf; Cont. of Vol. IV.; Text, pp. 1-429. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [430].

The Front., "Sardanapalus" (act iv. sc. 1, line 1), is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by H. Corbould.

Contents—

Collation—

Pp. xl. + 718.

Note.—This edition closely corresponds with that issued by A. and W. Galignani in 1826-7, q.v. ante, No. xxxi. The "Life of Lord Byron," by J. W. Lake, is abbreviated and corrected. Among Attributed Poems are the following additions: A Drinking Song ("Fill the goblet," etc.), p. 716; Remember Thee, ibid.; To Mary ("Remind me not," etc.), p. 717; Verses ("There was a time," etc.), ibid.; On Leaving England, ibid.; and the following omissions: Verses ("All hail, Mont Blanc," etc.), 1826, p. 715; and Lines found in Lord Byron's Bible, 1826, p. 716.

Note.—A Second Edition was issued in 1829, and a third, "considerably augmented," in 1837. [Kayser.]

Collation—

Vol. I.:—Gen. Half-title, "Byron" (R. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriar's), pp. i., ii; Title, one leaf, pp. iii, iv.; General Cont., pp. v.-ix.; Cont. of Vol. I., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-235. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [236].

Vol. II.: Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint); Title, one leaf; Cont. of Vol. II.; Text, pp. 1-297. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [300].

Vol. III.: Gen. Half-title, etc., as in Vol. II.; Text pp. 1-282. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [284].

Vol. IV.: pp. vii. + 275—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Cont. of Vol. IV., pp. v.-vii.; Text, pp. 1-275. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [276].

Vol. V.: Half-title, etc., as in Vol. II.; Text, pp. 1-26. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 264.

Vol. VI.: pp. viii. + 266—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii, iv.; Cont. of Vol. VI. (B.R.), pp. v., vi.; Preface, pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-266. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [268].

Contents—

Collation—

Vol. I.:—Gen. Half-title, "Byron" (R. (a) Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars); Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Gen. Cont., pp. v.-x.; Cont. of Vol. I., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-357. The Imprint (b) (London:/ Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars/), is in the centre of the last page, p. [360].

Vol. II.: pp. 1-424—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint (a)); Title, one leaf; Cont. of Vol. II.; Text, pp. 1-424. The Imprint (b) is at the foot of p. 424.

Vol. III.:—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint (a)); Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Cont. of Vol. III., pp. v.-viii.; Text, pp. 1-383. The Imprint (b) is at the foot of the last page, p. [384].

Vol. IV.: pp. 1-412—Half-title (R. Imprint (a)); Title, one leaf; Cont. of Vol. IV.; Text, pp. 1-412. The Imprint (b) is at the foot of p. 412.

Contents—

The Cont. of Vols. I., II., III. of the Edition of 1829 are identical with the Cont. of Vols. I., II., III. of the Edition of 1828. The pagination of the Text 1829 follows the pagination of the Text 1828, but the type of 1829 is not the type of 1828.

Note.—The original Italian and French Versions of the Cronica di Sanuto, and the extracts from the works of P. Daru and P. L. Ginguené, which appeared in 1828, are omitted in 1829, and the notes (by John Murray) on Captain Medwin's Conversations, etc. (1824), are inserted.

Collation—

Pp. xlvi + Cont., one leaf + 804—Title, one leaf; Life, etc., by J. W. Lake, pp. i.-xli. + A Character of Lord Byron, by Sir W. Scott, pp. xlii., xliii. + "Goethe und Byron" (including the stanzas "Ein freundlich Wort," etc.) + "Lord Byron's Last Lines," pp. xliv.-xlivi. + Cont., one leaf, n.p. + Text, pp. 1-804.

Note.—The Miscellaneous Poems include Ode "Oh, shame to thee," etc., and On Sir John Moore's Burial, p. 650. The Attributed Poems are identical with those published in Paris, 1826 (No. xxxi.), except that they include To Miss Chaworth ("Remind me not," etc.), and exclude Lines Found in Lord Byron's Bible. The Notes to Childe Harold's, etc., and other poems are printed continuously, pp. 715-792. The Waltz, together with the Notes, is on pp. 795-798.

Collation—

Vol. I.: pp. ix. + 359—Title (R. (a) Thomas Davison, London.), pp. i., ii.; General Cont., pp. iii.-ix.; Cont. of Vol. I., p. x.; Text, pp. 1-359. The Imprint (b) (London:/ Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars/) is in the centre of the last page, p. [360].

The Frontispiece, "Lord Byron," is engraved by E. Finden from a portrait by T. Phillips, R.A.

Vol. II.: pp. iv. + 424—Title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Cont. of Vol. II., pp. iii., iv.; Text, pp. 1-383. The Imprint (b) is at the foot of p. 424.

Vol. III.: pp. vi. + 383—Title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Cont. of Vol. III., pp. iii.-vi.; Text, pp. 1-383. The Imprint (b) is in the centre of the last page, p. [384].

Vol. IV.: pp. 1-415—Title (R. Imprint); Cont. of Vol. IV., one leaf; Text, pp. 1-415. The Imprint (b) is in the centre of the last page, p. [384].

The Front, of Vol. II. is that of Vol. II., ed. 1828; the Front. of Vol. III. that of Vol. IV., 1828; and the Front. of Vol. IV. that of Vol. III., 1828.

Note.—The Cont. of Vols. I.-IV., 1830, are identical with the Cont. of Vols. I.-IV., 1829. The Notes have been partly re-set.

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Vols. I.-IV. of Ed. 1831 are identical with Vols. I.-IV. of Ed. 1830. The Frontispieces of Vols. III., IV., which were transposed in Ed. 1830, are restored to their original position, as in Ed. 1828.

Vol. V.: pp. xii. + 475—Gen. Half-title (R. (a) Thomas Davison, London), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Editor's Advt. to Hours of Idleness, pp. v.-vii.; Cont. of Vol. V., pp. ix.-xii.; Text, pp. 1-475; Publisher's Advt. of the Life of Lord Byron (2 Vols. 4to).... by Thomas Moore, Esq., p. [477]. The Imprint (b) (London:/ Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars:/) is in the centre of p. 476.

The Frontispiece, "Heaven and Earth," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by H. Richter.

Vol. VI.: pp. viii. + 459—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Cont. to Vol. VI., pp. v.-viii.; Text, pp. 1-459. The Imprint (b) is in the centre of the last page, p. [460].

The Frontispiece, "The Island," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by H. Richter.

Contents—

Note.—List of publications by John Murray, January 4, 1831— "A fifth and sixth vol. of Lord Byron's Works: containing E.B., etc., Heaven & E., The Def. Trans., The Island, etc., etc., forming the portion of the Works recently purchased by Mr. Murray, and rendering them the first and only complete edition (Don Juan being alone excepted). 2 vols. 12º. Printed for the first time, to match with the Edition of Lord Byron's Works in 4 vols. 18º."

Collation—

Pp. xxiv. + 730—Half-title (R. Printed by J. Smith, Rue Montmorency, Paris./); Title, one leaf; Cont., pp. i.-iv.; The Life of Lord Byron [abridged from the Life by J. W. Lake] pp. v.-xxiv.; Text, pp. 1-730.

The Frontispiece, a portrait of Lord Byron, engr. by J. T. Wedgwood from a painting by W. E. West, in arabesque frame, rests on miniatures of Newstead Abbey and Missolunghi (sic) designed by F. Sieurac. The Title-vignette is tomb, harp, willows, etc. A lithograph of letter, April 27, 1819, to the Editor of Galignani's Messenger, is inserted between the Life and the Text.

Contents—

This edition includes Hours of Idleness (Sec. Ed.), English Bards, etc., The Curse of Minerva, The Waltz, all poems published by John Murray before 1831, a selection of poems included in Moore's Notices of the Life, etc., poems published by John Hunt, Letter to ... on Bowles' Strictures on Pope, Fragment, Parliamentary Speeches, and the following spurious and additional poems:—

Note.—Among the Attributed Poems are To the Lily of France, p. 729; The Triumph of the Whale, ib.; To Lady C. Lamb, ib.; Stanzas ("I heard thy fate," etc.), p. 730.

Collation—

Pp. xxxix. + 176.

Collation—

Vol. I.: pp. xv. + 359—Title (R. Imprint, London:/ Printed by A. Spottiswoode,/ New-Street-Square./), pp. i., ii.; Cont. of Vol. I., pp. iii., iv.; Half-title, pp. v., vi.; Dedication to Sir W. Scott, pp. vii., viii.; Preface to the First Vol. of First Ed., pp. ix., x.; Preface to the Sec. Vol., pp. xi.-xv.; Text (Notices of the Life of Lord Byron), pp. 1-359.

The Frontispiece, "Lord Byron at the Age of 19," is engr. by W. Finden from the portrait by G. Sanders: the Title-vignette, "Cadiz," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by C. Stansfield.

Vol. II.: pp. 1-341—The Frontispiece "Tepaleen," is engr. by F. Finden from a drawing by W. Purser; the Title-vignette, "Constantinople," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by C. Stansfield.

Vol. III.: pp. 1-376—The Front., "Marathon," and the Title-vignette, "A Street in Athens," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by C. Stansfield.

Vol. IV.: pp. 1-359—The Front., "The Wengen Alps," and the Title-vignette, "The Coliseum from the Orto Farnese," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. D. Harding.

Vol. V.: pp. 1-376—The Front., "S^ta Maria Dalla Spina," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.; the Title-vignette, the "Hellespont," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by J. D. Harding.

Vol. VI.: pp. 1-416—The Front., "Newstead Abbey" [from the Monk's Garden], and the Title-vignette, "The Fountain at Newstead Abbey," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by W. Westall, A.R.A.

Vol. VII.: pp. xv. + 319—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, June, 1832), pp. v.-vii.; Cont. of Vol. VII., pp. ix.-xv.; Text, pp. 1-319. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [320].

The Front., "The Gate of Theseus," and the Title-vignette, "The Plains of Troy," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. A facsimile of the two first stanzas of To D—— faces p. 12.

Vol. VIII.: pp. x. + 328—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, July 20, 1832), pp. v.-x.; Cont. of Vol. VIII., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-328. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 328.

The Front., "Bacharach," and the Title-vignette, "The Castle of St. Angelo," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R. A. A facsimile of Childe Harold's, etc., Canto III. stanza xci. faces p. 174. In earlier copies the facsimile faced p. [viii.] of Vol. IX. See Note on reverse of p. vii. of that volume.

Vol. IX.: pp. vii. + 360—Title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Advt. (editorial, July 20, 1832), pp. iii., iv.; Cont. of Vol. IX., pp. v.-vii.; Text, pp. 1-360. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 360.

The Front., "Petrarch's Tomb," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.; the Title-vignette, "Seville," is engr. by E. Finden.

Vol. X.: pp. xix. + 316—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, September 16, 1832), pp. v.-xiii.; Cont. of Vol. X., pp. xv.-xix.; Text, pp. 1-316. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 316.

The Front., "Corinth," is engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A., and W. Page; the Title-vignette, "Athens and the Island of Egina," is engr. by E. Finden from drawings by C. Stansfield and W. Page.

Vol. XI.: pp. viii. + 326—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, October 10, 1832), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XI., pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-326. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 326.

The Front., "The Bridge of Sighs," and the Title-vignette, "The Bernese Alps," are engr. by E. Finden, from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Vol. XII.: pp. vi. + 324—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, November 10, 1832), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XII., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-324. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 324.

The Front., "Florence," is engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. D. Harding and G. Moran, junr.; the Title-vignette, "San Georgio Maggiore," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by C. Stansfield, A.R.A.

Vol. XIII.: pp. vi. + 369—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, December 12, 1832), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XIII., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-369. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [370].

The Front., "The Arch of Titus," is engr. by E. Finden, from drawings by C. Stansfield and W. Page; the Title-vignette, "The Walls of Rome," is engr. by E. Finden from a drawing by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Vol. XIV.: pp. 1-360—Gen. Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. [i., ii.]; Title, one leaf, pp. [iii., iv.]; Advt. (editorial, January 10, 1833), pp. [v., vi.]; Text, pp. 1-360. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 360.

The Front., "Parnassus," and the Title-vignette, "The Field of Waterloo," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Vol. XV.: pp. vi. + 334—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i. ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, February 15, 1833), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XV., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-334. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 334.

The Front., "Scio," and the Title-vignette, "Genoa," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Vol. XVI.: pp. vi. + 335—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, March 15, 1833), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XVI., n.p.; Text, pp. 1-335. The Imprint is in the centre of the last page, p. [336].

The Front., "Cologne," and the Title-vignette, "St. Sophia," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Vol. XVII.: pp. viii. + 304—Half-title (R. Imprint), pp. i., ii; Title, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Advt. (editorial, May 15, 1833), pp. v., vi.; Cont. of Vol. XVII., pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-248; Index, pp. 249-304. The Imprint is at the foot of p. 304.

The Front., "The School of Homer," and the Title-vignette, "The Castellated Rhine," are engr. by E. Finden from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

Contents—

Note (1).—The Title-pages of Vols. XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., issued in 1833, do not specify the total number of volumes. The Title-pages of Vol. I. issued in 1835, Vol. II. in 1833, and Vol. IX. in 1834, print the words, "In Seventeen Volumes." There were probably other variations. There is an illustrated Title-page ornamented with a Title-vignette (vide supra et ante) to each volume.

Note (2).—The editor of these volumes was John Wright (1770?-1844), the editor of Cobbett's Parliamentary History, and the ninth and tenth volumes of Boswell's Life of Johnson (1836), and of Sir Henry Cavendish's Debates of the House of Commons during the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain, etc., two vols. 1841-3.

Note.—The Front. is "Lord Byron," from a portrait by Hopwood. Quérard, 1846, gives the names of the publishers of this edition as Baudry, Barrois, Amyot.

Note.—The Catalogue of the Library of Congress, 1880, describes this or a Second Edition as consisting of two vols. in one, 8º.

Collation—

Pp. xxxiii. + 935—Half-title (R. Printed by H. and A. Firmin Didot, rue Jacob, No. 24.), pp. i., ii.; Title, pp. iii., iv.; (Publisher's) Advt., pp. v., vi.; Cont. pp. vii.-x.; The Life of Lord Byron, pp. xi.-xxxiii.; Text pp. 1-908; Index, pp. 909-935.

The Frontispiece is a portrait of Lord Byron, engr. by J. T. Wedgwood from a painting by W. E. West. The portrait in arabesque frame rests on picture of Newstead Abbey and Missolunghi (sic), designed by F. Sieurac. There is a lithographed vignette of tomb, harp, wreath, etc., on the title-page, and a lithograph of the memorial tablet in the chancel of Hucknall Torkard. A facsimile of the letter dated Venice, April 27, 1819, precedes the text, and facsimiles of original MS. of "To D——," and of Childe Harold, Canto IV. stanza xcii., face pp. 3, 122.

Miscellaneous Poems—

Note.—This edition includes the contents of "the last [edition] published in London in seventeen volumes," together with the poems published in the Appendix to the Works of Lord Byron (1832-1833, xvii. 238-248), and the following pieces not recognized or collected by John Murray.

Collation—

Pp. viii. + 827—Title (R. London:/ Printed by A. Spottiswoode,/ New-Street-Square./), pp. i., ii.; Contents, pp. iii.-vi.; Chronology of Lord Byron's Life and Works, pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-812; Index, pp. 813-827. The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 827.

The Frontispiece, "Lord Byron at the age of 19," is engr. by E. Finden from the portrait by G. Sanders. The illustrated Title is embellished with a vignette of "Newstead Abbey," engr. by E. Finden from a painting by T. Creswick.

The Dedication is enclosed in an arabesque of oak branches issuing from a shield bearing the arms and motto. (Industria) of Sir Robert Peel. It runs as follows: To/ The Right Honorable/ Sir Robert Peel, Bart./ etc. etc. etc./ This/ Collective Edition/ of The Works of His/ "School and Form Fellow,"/ Is/ Respectfully Inscribed/ By His/ Faithful and Obedient Servant/ John Murray,/ February Fifth./ MDCCCXXXVII./

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—

Collation—

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.

The Frontispiece, "Lord Byron at the age of 17" (sic), is engr. by Blanchard from the painting by G. Sanders. The Title-page is embellished with a vignette of a shipwreck.

Facsimiles of Lord Byron's Handwriting, etc. (as in No. li.), four pages (n.p.), are inserted between the "Life," and the Text.

Note.—This volume "contains all the works of Lord Byron carefully reprinted from the [last eleven volumes of the] London edition published by Mr. Murray in 1833." The prose pieces published in Vol. VI. of the same edition are included. The additional poems printed in the Appendix of Vol. XVII., 1833, "occupy respectively their proper places."

Galt's Life of Lord Byron was first published in 1830 as No. 1 of G. A. Gleig's "National Library."

Note.—Kayser (1841) records the issue of The Works in seventeen volumes, and The Complete Works in ten volumes (pocket edition), by the same publisher. (See, too, The Prisoner of Chillon, by E. Kölbing, 1896)

Collation—

Pp. xlv. + 724.