1856 Rare Book in Exquisite Binding - The Works of Lord Byron, Poems Illustrated

Author: Lord Byron.
Title: The Works of Lord Byron: Embracing His Suppressed Poems and a Sketch of His Life.
Publisher: Boston, Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1854.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches.
Pages: xiv-1071 pages
Binding: Attractive, near fine and beautifully bound in an elaborate full brown leather presentation binding, deeply embossed in blind and gilt with ornate floral and geometric panel designs to both boards, raised bands to spine, and the word “Byron” in large decorative gilt on the front board. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The binding is in near fine condition with light rubbing and a stunning shelf presence.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining particularly to plates and prelims, as is typical for the period - as shown, an 1856 ownership inscription is present on the blank page at the back of the frontispiece - as shown). 
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with 8 full-page engraved plates (including portraits, allegorical scenes, and female figures such as “Mary” and the “Maid of Saragosa”), all protected by tissue guards. The engravings are finely executed and representative of mid-19th century steel engraving technique. Complete.

Estimate: (USD 350–500). 

The book: A magnificent and richly bound 1854 Boston edition of The Works of Lord Byron, including his suppressed poems and a biographical sketch. This edition, complete in one volume, offers a sweeping view of Byron’s poetic corpus, from the dark romanticism of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage to the biting satire of Don Juan. The craftsmanship of this particular binding is exceptional—an artifact of literary and bookbinding artistry meant for presentation or cherished private libraries.

The author: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was a leading figure of the Romantic movement. Flamboyant, controversial, and brilliant, Byron lived as passionately as he wrote. His works—often autobiographical—explore the depths of love, rebellion, and existential defiance. His life and poetry made him an icon of 19th-century European literature and politics.