1911 – Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage – Lord Byron | Beautiful Miniature Book

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is a remarkable, early 19^th-century epic poem that is best-known for bringing author Lord Byron instant success. This work follows a solitary traveler across southern Europe who contemplates Ancient Rome and Greece, and the legacy of ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

While the poem itself is still highly desirable today, this particular tome is remarkable – a tiny, hand-painted miniature that is considerably eye-catching. The small scale and carefully decorated binding make this tome a one-of-a-kind book.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, A Romaunt
• Author(s): George Gordon Byron
• Publisher: Venice; Firenze, Prato
• Edition: 1911 printing
• Binding: Full vellum binding with hand-painted cover
• Format: (64mo), single volume
• Size:  2.75 in x 2 in (7 cm x 5 cm)
• Collation: 273 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Complete text in English
• Provenance: unknown binding painter

Condition:

Fine. The vellum binding is clean and secure with no rubbing or wear to corners or edges. The hand-painted cover remains bright. The text block is tight and complete.

Why Collect This?

• Miniature 1911 Venice printing
• Full vellum with hand-painted cover

Item Number: #50132