Author: John Hobhouse
Title: Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold: Containing Dissertations on the Ruins of Rome; and an Essay on Italian Literature
Description: London, John Murray, 1818 . First edition. Cloth. The second edition of John Hobhouse's companion volume to Byron's fourth canto of 'Child Harold&apos. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.This work provides historical and cultural context to the places and events mentioned in the fourth canto of Byron's work. The book is organized to follow the sequence of the poem, providing annotations and explanations for each segment of the canto.Collated; lacking all three plates.Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. With the label of the Nottingham Public Libraries Reference Library to the head of the front board, and with their stamps throughout.A smart example of this important work of early nineteenth century literary scholarship. Hobhouse demonstrates how travel literature and historical research can complement literature and poetry. Rebound in cloth, with reference library label to head of front board. Endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but with spotting and library stamps throughout the work. Lacking the three plates called for. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage john hobhouse lord byron byron john hobhouse None
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Title: Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold: Containing Dissertations on the Ruins of Rome; and an Essay on Italian Literature
Description: London, John Murray, 1818 . First edition. Cloth. The second edition of John Hobhouse's companion volume to Byron's fourth canto of 'Child Harold&apos. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.This work provides historical and cultural context to the places and events mentioned in the fourth canto of Byron's work. The book is organized to follow the sequence of the poem, providing annotations and explanations for each segment of the canto.Collated; lacking all three plates.Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. With the label of the Nottingham Public Libraries Reference Library to the head of the front board, and with their stamps throughout.A smart example of this important work of early nineteenth century literary scholarship. Hobhouse demonstrates how travel literature and historical research can complement literature and poetry. Rebound in cloth, with reference library label to head of front board. Endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but with spotting and library stamps throughout the work. Lacking the three plates called for. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage john hobhouse lord byron byron john hobhouse None
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 917F36
- Book number: 917F36
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