477 pages, annotated, maps. The jacket is chipped at the edges and has a short, almost closed tear at the head repaired internally with clear tape. The body of the book appears unread. "Edward John Trelawny (13 November 1792 - 13 August 1881) was a British biographer, novelist and adventurer who is best known for his friendship with the Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Trelawny was born in England to a family of modest income but extensive ancestral history. Though his father became wealthy while he was a child, Edward had an antagonistic relationship with him. After an unhappy childhood, he was sent away to a school. He was assigned as a volunteer in the Royal Navy shortly before he turned thirteen."