6 volumes. Half titles present in Volumes 1 & 2, as called for; advertising leaf at rear of third volume. (8vo) 22.5x14.5 cm (9x5¾") later full brown polished calf, gilt floral corner pieces, spines gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Early printing ("New Edition") of Volume 1, first printing of Volumes 2 through 6.

Byron's epic satire and one of the great comic poems in the English language. Each volume with bookplate of Sir William Augustus Fraser. Fraser served in Parliament in the 19th Century, was the son of Sir John James Fraser, one of Wellington's staff at Waterloo, and an author of several notable volumes including Words on Wellington (1889), Disraeli and his Day (1891), Hic Et Ubique (1893),Napoleon III (1896), and Waterloo Ball (1897). Also, in the lower margin of each bookplate is the last name, Van Vechten, the only other owner of this set in its lengthy history. The Van Vechten connotes Helen Van Vechten, the fine printer of the Philosopher Press in Wausau, WI.