Excerpt from A New York Collection of First Editions, Autograph Letters and Relics of Lord Byron, First Editions, Original Manuscripts of Charles Dickens From the Collection of Newbury Frost Read, New York City: Original Drawings for Dickens With Inscriptions in His Writing, Rare First Editions of Tennyson and Other Choice Books the Property of an English Baronet, Original Drawings of Beardsley From Three Collections Fine copy OF the very rare first edition, with the half-title. Presentation copy, inscribed on inside front cover: From the author to the Revd. H. Drury. This inscription is said to have been written by Byron. If so, then this volume is of unusual association. Henry Drury was Byron's master at Harrow School, and under whom he would not study. In later years the two became reconciled and Drury named his son after the poet. Byron wrote Drury some very interesting letters while on his Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.