Page proofs of 'Don Juan: Cantos I and II' by Lord Byron, with corrections by John Cam Hobhouse and Lord Byron., 1819, undated.
Scope and Contents
The volume here contains proofs, 1819, for Cantos I and II of ‘Don Juan’ as follows:
Notes relating to the proofs: folios 1-2;
Proofs of the supressed Dedication stanzas I-XII: folios 3-6;
Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered I-CCXVII with notes, additions and corrections by Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse: folios 7-43;
Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered LIV-LXXI with annotations: folios 44-46;
Proofs of Canto I, stanzas numbered CCXIII-CCXX, with corrections: folio 47;
Proofs of Canto I, of the suppressed Dedication stanzas numbered XI-XV, all deleted: folio 48;
Proofs of ‘Notes to Canto I’ of notes numbered 1-9, with deletions, annotations and additions by Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse: folio 49;
Proof of a Supplementary note in answer to William Hazlitt relating to Byron and Napoleon Buonaparte: folio 50;
Proofs of Canto II, stanzas numbered I-CLXI, with annotations and notes including some of Lord Byron: folios 51-77;
Proofs of Canto II, stanzas numbered CLXXX-CCXVI with some annotations: folios 78-84;
Exhibition label, undated, relating to the volume, undated: folio v.
Dates
- Creation: 1819, undated.
Creator
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
v + 84 folios.
Genre / Form
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