Author: MOORE, THOMAS
Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Including His Melodies, Ballads, Etc. (Complete in One Volume)
Description: Paris: A. & W. Galignani, 1829. First Edition. Second Printing. Leather. Bound in brown leather over marbled boards, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling and borders around bands, gilt floral borders on covers, t.e.g, marbled endpapers. Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer". He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death. In his lifetime he was often referred to as Anacreon Moore. Moore is often considered Ireland's National Bard and is to Ireland what Robert Burns is to Scotland. Moore is commemorated in several places: by a plaque on the house where he was born, by busts at The Meetings and Central Park, New York, and by a bronze statue near Trinity College Dublin. There is a road in Walkinstown, Dublin, named Thomas Moore Road, in a series of roads named after famous composers, locally referred to as the Musical Roads. Former owner's name, address and dat (1881) on first blank preliminary page, mild foxing on preliminary pages, small separation on exterior front hinge, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. Frontispiece portrait & engraved title page. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xxxiii, 408 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Poetry Fiction; Songs Fables Literature; Ballads Ireland Irish Poets Thomas Moore Music Poetry Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Including His Melodies, Ballads, Etc. (Complete in One Volume)
Description: Paris: A. & W. Galignani, 1829. First Edition. Second Printing. Leather. Bound in brown leather over marbled boards, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling and borders around bands, gilt floral borders on covers, t.e.g, marbled endpapers. Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer". He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death. In his lifetime he was often referred to as Anacreon Moore. Moore is often considered Ireland's National Bard and is to Ireland what Robert Burns is to Scotland. Moore is commemorated in several places: by a plaque on the house where he was born, by busts at The Meetings and Central Park, New York, and by a bronze statue near Trinity College Dublin. There is a road in Walkinstown, Dublin, named Thomas Moore Road, in a series of roads named after famous composers, locally referred to as the Musical Roads. Former owner's name, address and dat (1881) on first blank preliminary page, mild foxing on preliminary pages, small separation on exterior front hinge, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. Frontispiece portrait & engraved title page. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xxxiii, 408 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Poetry Fiction; Songs Fables Literature; Ballads Ireland Irish Poets Thomas Moore Music Poetry Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 28716
- Book number: 28716
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