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EPISTLES, ODES, AND OTHER POEMS
by Moore, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: James Carpenter, 1806. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Quarto, 10.75 in. 8.25 in., pp. xi, [5], 341, [6] (errata, advertising). Contemporary full calf with triple-frame in gilt to front. Gilt title to black panel, and black bandlines, to rebacked spine. Rubbing to extremities; light nudge to bottom corners. Marbled endpapers. Repairs to front and rear hinges. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1819, in ink to top of half title page. Light foxing to endpapers only; pages bright. Thomas Moore, (1779 - 1852), an Irish poet, satirist, composer, and political propagandist was a close friend of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. The son of a Roman Catholic wine merchant, Moore graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1799 and then studied law in London. His major poetic work, Irish Melodies (1807-34), earned him an income of £500 annually for a quarter of a century. It contained such titles as "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Oft in the Stilly Night." The Melodies, a group of 130 poems set to the music of Moore and of Sir John Stevenson and performed for London's aristocracy, aroused sympathy and support for the Irish nationalists, among whom Moore was a popular hero.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86705
- Title
- EPISTLES, ODES, AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- Moore, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Carpenter
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- Irish poetry
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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