S$72.00
S$72.00
Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore
Author: Thomas Moore
Publisher: Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh. No date, most probably late 1880s.
Condition: Decorative cloth. Fair. Spine frayed at the edges, and rubbed at the hinges. Back cover slightly soiled, front cover good. Gilt to all edges. With 6 steel engraved plates. Inscription to ffep. Slight foxing.
About Thomas Moore (from wikipedia):
Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of “The Minstrel Boy” and “The Last Rose of Summer”. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron’s memoirs after his death.
