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Astarte : A Fragment of Truth Concerning George Gordon Byron, Sixth Lord Byron
by Milbanke, Ralph, Earl of Lovelace
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Christophers, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxx, 364pp, eight black and white plates (inc. frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends; cloth torn at spine head. Sun faded spine. Outer and bottom edges untrimmed. Foxing to prelim pages. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. New edition with many additional letters- edited by Mary Countess of Lovelace. Book which was originally printed in 1905 by Lord Byron's grandson to uphold the truth that Byron had an incestuous relationship with his half-sister prior to his marriage and that it was her knowledge of this that led to his wife demanding a separation.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012578
- Title
- Astarte : A Fragment of Truth Concerning George Gordon Byron, Sixth Lord Byron
- Author
- Milbanke, Ralph, Earl of Lovelace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Christophers
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Byron
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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