Poetical Works By Thomas Moore with a Life of the Author by Moore, Thomas

Wist Corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, London: Griffith and Farran. No copyrite. Mid to late 19th century? Contents: Life of Thomas Moore, Abridged from W. Howitt's "Homes and Haunts of the English Poets."; Odes of Anacreon & Remarks of Anacreon; Juvenile Poems; Epistles, Odes, & etc.; Irish Melodies; A Melologue Upon National Music; Sacred Songs; Lalla Rookh; Twopenny "The Post-Bag;" or, Intercepted Letters; Trifles; Corruption And Intolerance: Preface, Corruption, Intolerance and Notes to Lalla Rookh. Includes Appendix. Leather over paper, leather on front cover is cleanly peeling away from board (easily mendable). Disbound. Hand painted decorative bouquet (Lilies of the Valley & Violets) over dark blue full leather. Boards are edge worn, chipped & cracked at hinges, lower right corner tip is missing about 1/4". All edges bronzed gilt. Moderately foxed endpapers. No owner's names or markings, integerally sewn, engraved pen & ink sketches throughout text, engraved frontis (The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan) w/tissue guard, small amt. of foxing on bottom (print is clear), All text is clean & crisp, 528 pp. matted & ruled decor in red. . Poor. Leather.