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Moore's Irish Melodies. Illustrated by D. Maclise. New edition.
MOORE'S IRISH MELODIES
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1853.
4to (10" tall). Full maroon morocco by Hayday. Fabulous binding with raised bands, gilt panels, titles, date at tail, borders on boards, dentelles and all edges. Text elaborately engraved with borders and illustrations. Armorial bookplate and ink inscriptions.
A handsome Victorian binding by Hayday, exquisitely illustrated throughout by Daniel Maclise, with an allegorical frontispiece plate, and each page of verse bordered with delicate foliage and ornate figures. Thomas Moore was a musician as well as his better known vocation as a poet, and was made national lyricist of Ireland following the highly successful publication of Irish Melodies (1807-35).
£280.00
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