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183440296Lyon - Paris : Perisse 1834. 178x105mm. frontispice III- reliure basane. cachet de bibliothÂque. Ornementations et titre dorÂŽs au dos plats ornÂŽs ˆ froid tranches marbrÂŽes usures aux coins quelques rousseurs bon ÂŽtat dans lÕensemble. 350 Perisse unknown
1849004746London: Longman Brown Green And Longmans 1849. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Not Known. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Compilation Issue Rebinding Of Two Books Of Moore's Verse. First An 1854 Longman Copy Of Moore's Irish Melodies And Second An 1849 Longman Copy Of Moore's Songs Ballads And Sacred Songs. Tight Firm And Clean Throughout - No Notations Or Inscriptions. Melodies Has 166Pages And Songs Ballads 284 Pages. Front Hinge Starting To Crack. Marbled Page Edges. Quarter Bound Believed White Leather With Marbled Paper Covered Boards And Marbled Internal Front And Rear Facing Pages. Rather Stained Front And Rear - Black Labed Gilt Titled Spine. Some Rubbing To Front/Rear And Edges. Longman, Brown, Green, And Longmans Hardcover
18228832London: James Carpenter 1822 Set of 2 Volumes bound in one; Tissue-guarded frontispiece to volume 1; Separate tissue-guarded engraved title-page to 'Odes to Nea'; Leather-Bound Hardback: full brown polished calf decorated in gilt and blind gilt device to top board spine panelled with raised bands red and dark green leather lettering-pieces end-papers and all edges marbled blue silk marker illustrated title-pages; Spine pulling at head some rubbing and wear to leather offsetting from the 2 plates a vg copy of a handsome item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall James Carpenter hardcover
185411663<p>Longman Brown Green and Longmans. London. 1854. Small 8vo. 4.3 x 2.9 inches. xxv 140pp 4pp of publishers adverts. Illustrated with frontis portrait of Moore aged 40 by T. A. Phillips still with the original tissue guard. Publishers brown cloth binding by Leighton and Son and with their label in the rear with double blind ruled borders on boards. Spine decorated with shamrock design and lettered in gilt. Front board with harp and shamrock design and gilt lettering. Yellow coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Small booksellers label to the front pastedown and neat inscription dated 1855 to the opposite free endpaper. Some light rubbing to the binding but overall a lovely copy of this beautiful book.</p> Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London. 1854 hardcover
1870002477New York: P.F. Collier 1870. Thomas Moore often refered to as "Ireland's National Poet" was one of the most popular writers of the mid-19th Century. This is a beautifully-produced compendium the "coffee-table" book of its day. Large heavy octavo in a green decorative binding with the various Irish designs filled with gilt. Clean text; 639 pages indexed. All edges are gilt. Tipped-in at the rear is a four-page pamphlet of the publisher's current offerings. There is no publication date but Quercus ventures that stylistically it would be around 1860-80 although Quercus has seen a similar edition by a British publisher that was from 1856. Due to their weight these large Victorian volumes are often seen with split hinges but this one is solid. There is minor rubbing at the margins else a Fine copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. P.F. Collier Hardcover
1853006011London/Boston U.S.: Longman Brown Green and Longmans and Little Brown & Co. 1853. The Irish poetThomas Moore 1779-1852 was also famed for his musical lyrics. His "Irish Melodies" was one of the most popular collections of the 19th Century. He is less kindly remembered for his part in the destruction of his friend Byron's memoirs. This set was issued a year after Moore's death. His editor here was twice the Prime Minister of England. An early advocate for Catholic emancipation Russell was unfortunate; he was in office during the disastrous Irish famine. Eight volumes bound in decoratively green cloth with titling in gilt on the spines. Held by academic libraries in the British Isles but rare in commerce. Generally in Very Good condition with mild bumps rubbing of the margins and fading to the spines. Some have faint flood-markings. The textblocks are clear with Volumes Three to Eight with unopened pages. All have frontis engravings and illustrated half-title pages. Volume One has 372 pages with a 12-oage catalog at the end; portrait of Moore at age 40. Bound by Remnant & Edmonds London. Volume Two has 358 pages with a portrait of Lord Moiral; with a contemporary name on the FFEP. Volume Three has a portrait of Sir John Stevenson M.D.and 367 pages unopened. Volume Four has a portrait of Samuel Rogers with 343 pages unopened. Volume Five features Lord John Russell with 321 pages unopened. Volume Six has the portrait of James Corry with 350 unopened pages. Volume Seven has the portrait of Henry Marquis of Lansdowne; 378 pages and a 2-page catalog unopened. Volume Eight has Moore at the age of 58; 292 pages of text then an Index to page 376. Volumes 5 and 6 show Boston only as the publisher; Volumes 7 and 8 have both cities and are dated 1856. This seems to indicate a mixed state with two later printings and two solely American printings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans and Little, Brown, & Co. Hardcover
189811714<p>M. H. Gill and Son. Dublin. Ireland. 1898. NEW EDITION. Large 8vo. 8.4 x 6.9 inches. 261pp. Complete. A notice at the beginning of the book states that none of the melodies have been omitted from this edition. A very good copy throughout. Finely bound in attractive nineteenth century full dark green morocco leather. Spine with raised bands each with diagonal gilt line decorations. Compartments double ruled lettered and decorated in gilt including shamrock centre pieces. Both boards with elaborate gilt borders and gilt harp device within. Board edges bevelled. Plain black coated endpapers. Decorative gilt turn-ins. All edges gilt. Neat wedding gift presentation dated 1900 to the front endpaper. Some rubbing and marking to the binding but overall a lovely tight and solid copy of this beautiful book. The binding is unsigned but certainly the work of a master bookbinder.</p> M. H. Gill and Son. Dublin. Ireland. 1898 hardcover
184610483Longman Brown Green and Longmans. London. 1846. FIRST MACLISE EDITION. 4to. 10.7 x 7.8 inches. Fully illustrated with frontis decorative title page and 218 pages with decorative engraved borders and many with engraved vignettes inside the border all by Daniel Maclise. <br /><br /><br />A few small marks to a handful of pages but generally a very bright and clean copy throughout. Finely bound in nineteenth century full red morocco. Spine with double raised bands each with a wide gilt line between them. Compartments ruled lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Both boards with double gilt ruled borders and decorative design within. Board edges bevelled. Marbled endpapers. Elaborate gauffered pages edges gilt. Decorative gilt turn-ins. Armorial bookplate to the front paste down endpaper. Some rubbing and marking to the binding but overall a lovely copy of this beautiful book. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London. 1846 hardcover