Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice : an historical tragedy in five acts, with notes ; The prophecy of Dante : a poem / by Lord Byron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.

Contributor:

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Marino Faliero

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faliero, Marino, 1274-1355--Drama.

Faliero, Marino.

Faliero, Marino, 1274-1355.

Genre:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Brandreth, Henry Rowland, 1794-1848 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy 1)

B., T. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy 2)

Physical Description:

xxi, 261 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Prophecy of Dante.

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, Albermarle-street, 1821.

Notes:

In first edition, first issue, the speech of the Doge on p. 151 is 5 1/2 lines long and begins "What crimes?". In the second issue, the speech is expanded to seven lines and begins "His crimes!".--Cf. Wise.

Page [vii] is known to exist in two states. In one state, the signature letter "b" is at the foot of the page; in the other state, the letter "b" is missing.

"London. Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars."--Verso of half title.

Verso of p. xxi is blank.

"Notes": p. [169]-172 and [257]-261.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has bookplate of Henry Rowland Brandreth.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has all preliminary pages prior to the t.p. wanting.

Culture Class Collection 2 has initials T.B.

Cited in:

Wise, T.J. Byron, II, p. 29-30

Randolph, F.L. Byron, p. 73

Related Work:

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Prophecy of Dante. 1821.

OCLC:

249389291