Thomas Moore — The Works of Thomas Moore

Paris, A. and W. Galignani, 1823. Leather. A beautiful collection of the works of Thomas Moore bound in excellent straight-grain morocco with gilt edges and borders. Comprising 'Lalla Rookh', 'Epistles, Odes and Other Poems', 'Intercepted Letters; or, the Twopenny Post-bag', 'Irish Melodies', 'The Loves of the Angels', 'Sacred Songs;, 'Melologue upon National Music', 'Trifles, Reprinted', 'Ballads, Songs, etc', 'Corruption and Intolerance', 'The Sceptic', 'A Letter to the Roman Catholics of Dublin' and 'M. P. or, the Blue-Stocking', 'Little's Poems' and 'Odes of Anacreon&apos.A lovely edition of the poetry of Thomas Moore, (1779-1852), an Irish poet renowned for combining English and Irish tradition in his verse, and less kindly remembered for the role he had in destroying the manuscripts of Lord Byron. His 'Irish Melodies' was his most popular and successful work.With the ownership bookplate of Joseph Radcliffe, Bart.The first volume is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Moore. In a full straight grain morocco binding. Externally very smart, with just some slight occasional rubbing to the heads and tails of the spines. Extremities are a touch bumped. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are spotted. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .