Irish Melodies, With an Appendix, Containing the Original Advertisements, and the Prefatory Letter on Music.

Published by J. Power; Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1821

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The first authorised and complete edition of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies, with the original advertisements and letter on music. The first authorised, complete edition. As explained in the preface, a pirated edition containing a selection of Moore's melodies appeared in Paris the year before, however this edition was "full of typographical errors".Bound in the publisher's original cloth. A collection of poetry by the Irish poet, Thomas Moore. He is best-known for this particular collection -'Irish Melodies'- with their popularity being responsible for bringing Irish culture to England by setting English-language verses to old Irish tunes. With a prefatory letter on music and the original advertisements to the rear of the work.Illustrated with charming vignette engravings by W. H. Brooke. With the bookplates of English connoisseur and collector James Wadmore, another of J. O. Edwards and a third of noted bibliophile, collector and author, Eric Quayle. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, sound, with loss to the backstrip and a little discolouration and chipping to spine label. Hinges are strained, moreso to the front, with joints cracking. Bookplates to front endpaper and paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd mark. Good Only.…

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Title
Irish Melodies, With an Appendix, Containing the Original Advertisements, and the Prefatory Letter on Music.
Author
Thomas Moore
Publisher
J. Power; Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London
Publication year
1821
Condition
Good Only
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
7" by 4.5"

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