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Astarte: A Fragment of Truth Concerning George Gordon Byron, Sixth Lord Byron
Author(s): Milbanke, Ralph, Earl of Lovelace
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | N/A |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Christophers |
| Publication Year: | 1921 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 012578 |
| Catalogue(s): | Autobiography and Biography ◇ Literary History and Criticism |
xxx, 364pp, eight black and white plates (inc. frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. 8vo. 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.
A new edition with many additional letters, edited by Mary, Countess of Lovelace. The book 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.
Keywords:
Byron
Lord Bryon