Drew Special Collections and University Archives
Drew University Library houses notable collections of the works of Lord Byron and Walt Whitman, the generous gifts of Norman Tomlinson. The twenty-four titles by Byron (1788-1824), all of them first editions, were printed between 1807 and 1823, and include virtually every major work by the author. The collection is particularly rich in association copies: Beppo and The Prisoner of Chillon with bookplate of Francis Lewis Randolph; Thomas Moore's copy of Sardanapalus, with his signature on the front fly-leaf; The Corsair, with a letter from Moore to Byron, dated Febuary 7, 1816, tipped in at front; and Cantos I-II of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, with an autograph note, signed, from Byron to John Murray. In addition, Hebrew Melodies was bound by Zaehnsdorf, and The Giaour by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Hours of Idleness is in the original boards, and The Prisoner of Chillon and Mazeppa in original wrappers.
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