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Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance...
MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH
London: Longan, Hurst, Rees, et al, 1818.
8vo (8½" tall). Stunning full crimson straight grain
morocco by CRANFORD, London. Twin gilt raised bands,
gilt floral tooling to alternate panels. Boards
framed with gilt and blind roll. Simple gilt
dentelles, all edges gilt. Illustrated with fine
engraved plates after Richard Westall
A superb early nineteenth century binding by Cranford.
"Lalla Rookh was published in 1817, and at once gained
a success rivalling Scott and Byron. Moore's fame
speedily became European; perhaps no English poem of
that age has been so frequently translated? Its most
remarkable characteristic is perhaps the poet's
extreme dexterity in cloaking Irish patriotic
aspirations under the garb of oriental romance." (DNB).
£120.00
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