LORD BYRON (George Gordon) (1788-1824) The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. John Murray. 1855. 8vo. 6 vols. in contemporary full polished calf, spines richly gilt with contrasting leather labels.

Boards with double gilt line and blind panel and gilt leaf corner tools, all edges gilt, a little light rubbing and marking to bin-dings, vol. VI with a couple of inoffensive light scratches to upper board, bookplate and ink name in each volume, a little light spotting to portrait frontispiece, otherwise a handsome set. New Edition. With presentation inscrip-tion “H.B. Middleton Magd, Coll. Oxford, for Athletic Sports March 1860” and with Hastings Middleton’s bookplate in each volume.