[Fine Binding | Bumpus] Hours of Idleness Extra Illustrated London: Kegan Paul

London: Kegan Paul

1846 - October 16

[1-4] 5-17 [18-20] (six leaves of vellum)

Spotting to bottom page edges of vol

which first appeared in the periodical Bibliographica in 1895

[Fine Binding | Bumpus] Hours of Idleness Extra Illustrated London: Kegan PaulByron, Lord George Gordon. Hours of Idleness: A Series of Poems, Original and Illustrated. London: Printed for W. T. Sherwin, 1820. The sixth edition overall, and the first authorized edition. With an engraved frontispiece after J. Halsted. Also with the misprint 'lngth' for 'length' on line 1 of p. 160. Bound in full navy morocco for Bumpus (almost certainly by Riviere & Son) with exquisite inlaid floral red and green mosaic panels to both boards,