Thomas Moore — Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1842. Leather. Lalla Rookh is an Oriental romance by Thomas Moore, first published in 1817. With an illustrated half title. A new edition. The title is taken from the name of the heroine of the frame tale, the daughter of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The work consists of four narrative poems with a connecting tale in prose. The name Lalla Rookh, or Lala-Rukh means "tulip cheeked" and is an endearment frequently used in Persian poetry. With copperplate ink inscription dated 1846 to front blank. In a calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Light wear to extremities, marginal fading to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with occasional scattered spotting and handling marks. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
