The literary character : illustrated by the history of men of genius, drawn from their own feelings and confessions / by the author of "Curiosities of literature."

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848.

Contributor:

Byron Collection in Memory of Meyer Davis, Jr. (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, English--Biography.

Authors, English.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Davis, Meyer (donor)

Davis, Hilda Emery (donor)

Davis, Meyer, Jr. (honoree)

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 (autograph)

Fyler, Thomas Bilcliffe, 1788-1838 (autograph) (inscription) (stamp)

Physical Description:

vii pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 366 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, 1818.

Notes:

"London: Printed by C. Roworth ..."--T.p. verso.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy formerly owned by Lord Byron with his autograph on title leaf and his annotations on p. iv-v, 51, 99-101, 109, and 342.

"Lord Byron's own copy of his favorite book ... That he perused it with more than assiduous care is attested by the numerous lengthy autograph annotations he made throughout the volume ... The book is given additional melancholy interest from the fact that Byron presented it, ten days before his death, to his dear friend and companion, Mr. Fyler, whose book-stamp and initials appear on the flyleaf facing title page, at the top of which is written in the poet-chieftain's hand: 'This book belonged to Lord Byron and was given by him to Mr. Fyler when he parted from him at Athens. -- Byron'"--Bookseller's typed description.

Given to the Penn Libraries in 1966 by Meyer and Hilda Emery Davis in memory of their son, Meyer Davis, Jr.

Penn Libraries copy bound in contemporary red Russia leather; covers and spine stamped in gold; title stamped in gold on spine; gold-stamped cover edges; green silk linings and marker; enclosed in red morocco clamshell case with gold-stamped spine and inner protecting wrappers of watered silk.

Penn Libraries copy has bookseller's typed description (2 folded leaves) laid in.

Penn Libraries copy has dampstaining to lower portion of leaves in first half of book; a few ms. marginal notes in ink or pencil; stamp with initials "T.B.F." on verso of front free endpaper; autograph ("T. B. Fyler Esq M.P.") and ms. notes in pencil on recto of back free endpaper.

Cited in:

Prothero, R.E. Letters & journals, VI, p. 61-62

Marchand, L.A. Byron's letters, IX, p. 156