[George Gordon Byron] — Don Juan

London, Printed by Thomas Davison, 1820. Leather. The second edition of Cantos I and II of Lord Byron's satirical epic portrayal of the Spanish folk legend Don Juan. The second edition. Published a year after the first edition, holding all the same issue points as the first [F. L. Randolph's 'Studies for a Byron Bibliography'].Rebound in quarter calf, with paper covered boards. Renewed endpapers, but retaining one of the original front blanks. Bound without half title. With imprint to middle centre to verso of p.227.An early edition of the first two cantos of Lord Byron's 'Don Juan', the important satirical Romantic epic poem, this volume reprinted during Byron's life. An important feat of Romantic poetry, Byron portrays Don Juan as a man easily seduced by women, rather than a womaniser. The character, but not the plot, is taken from the legendary Spanish libertine figure. Byron's poem is written in ottava rima across sixteen cantos. Upon the publication of the first cantos in 1819 the poem was criticized as immoral. Rebound in quarter calf, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart, with a few minor marks to the extremities and light rubbing to the spine head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are marginally age toned, with a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .