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Moore's Irish Melodies: New Edition
by Moore, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. / Spottiswoode and Co, 1866. Reissue. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Maclise, D.; Becker, F.F. Professionally rebound in full dark green morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations on spine and boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Front joint just beginning to split, end matter foxed, romantic but maybe a touch bleak ink gift note on front flyleaf ('To my beloved Amy - With affection as free From decline as the bowers And with hope, like the bee, Living always on flowers, Our life should resemble a long day of light And our death come on holy and calm as the night, New York, March 10th 1867.'). 1866 Full-Leather. xxxi, 184 pp. A collection of Irish songs and melodies, with engraved illustrations in facsimile of those produced by D. Maclise for the original edition (reproductions engraved by F.F. Becker).
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2340275
- Title
- Moore's Irish Melodies: New Edition
- Author
- Moore, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Maclise, D.; Becker, F.F
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co. / Spottiswoode and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Weight
- 1.38 lbs
- Keywords
- ENTERTAINMENT IRISH MELODIES SONGS MUSIC HISTORY EUROPE EUROPEAN IRELAND
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Facsimile
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- New
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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