1912 2vol Byron by Ethel C. Mayne Antique British Literature Book Set Provenance

1912 2vol Byron by Ethel C. Mayne Antique British Literature Book Set Provenance

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1912 2vol Byron by Ethel C. Mayne Antique British Poetry & Literature Book Set

Byron
By Ethel Colburn Mayne
Published by Methuen & Co Limited: London 1912 1st Edition 2 Volume Set
Provenance : Ex Libris Bookplate Of The Yorick Club - This 2 Volume Set Was Bequeathed To The Club by David Watterston.

"David Watterston (1845-1931), journalist, was born on 2 January 1845 at Balgone Barns, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Seen by Melbourne Punch in 1914 as 'a tall, gaunt, stern, grey-haired, grey-bearded man', Watterston was regarded as one of the ablest newspapermen of his generation. He had been part of a brilliant coterie of writers for the Argus in the 1880s and 1890s, among them Marcus Clarke and 'The Vagabond', John Stanley James. An enthusiastic amateur botanist, Watterston numbered among his many friends (Sir) Baldwin Spencer, whom he had recruited as science writer for the Australasian. Watterston was a member of the Melbourne Club and a life member of the Yorick Club where his portrait by John Longstaff was hung. He died, unmarried, at his Armadale home on 23 July 1931 and was buried in Boroondara cemetery.

The Yorick Club was a gentlemen's club in Melbourne, Australia, whose membership consisted originally of men involved in the arts and sciences. It was founded in 1868 and continued in some form into the 1950s and perhaps beyond."

" George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824) was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular."

General wear and fading to cover with some water staining to the front and back covers of volume 2. The odd light waterstain present in vol 2 pages. Both volumes include all plates as per index being 8 full page plates + frontis in each volume. One plate is loose in volume 2. Ex-libris book plate of Yorick Club to inside endpaper - see provenance notes in description. Pages typically clean with ageing around plates pages and the odd age mark. A decent 2 volume set with interesting provenance. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 23cm x 15.5cm x 5cm x 2 volumes - Volume 1 has 336 Pages. Volume 2 has 344 Pages + Advertisements

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Condition: Acceptable
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Illustrated", "2 Volume Set"]
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear and fading to cover with some water staining to the front and back covers of volume 2. The odd light waterstain present in vol 2 pages. Both volumes include all plates as per index being 8 full page plates + frontis in each volume. One plate is loose in volume 2. Ex-libris book plate of Yorick Club to inside endpaper - see provenance notes in description. Pages typically clean with ageing around plates pages and the odd age mark. A decent 2 volume set with interesting provenance. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: Ethel Colburn Mayne
Publisher: Methuen & Co Limited: London
Year Printed: 1912
Sub-subject: Lord Byron