1836 WORKS of THOMAS MOORE - ENGRAVED PORTRAIT - LEATHER

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Double your traffic. 1836 THE POETICAL WORKS of THOMAS MOORE INCLUDING HIS Melodies, Ballads, etc. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME LEATHER ENGRAVED PORTRAIT PHILADELPHIA: J. Crissy, No. 4, Minor Street, and Desilver, Thomas, and Co., No. 247, Market Street. Stereotyped By L. Johnson. 1836. DIMENSIONS: approx. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". PAGES: [2], xxvi, 27-419pp. COMPLETE, Including Engraved Portrait, Title, Contents, A Biographical and Critical Sketch of Thomas Moore, etc. CITATIONS/REFERENCES: OCLC 4854112 THOMAS MOORE THOMAS MOORE ( 28 May 1779 – 25 February 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. In his lifetime he was often referred to as Anacreon Moore. He studied law at the Middle Temple in London; however, it was as a poet, translator, balladeer and singer that he found fame. His work soon became immensely popular and included The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls, Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms, The Meeting of the Waters and many others. His ballads were published as Moore's Irish Melodies (commonly called Moore's Melodies) in 1846 and 1852. Moore was far more than a balladeer. He had major success as a society figure in London, meeting the Prince of Wales on several occasions and enjoying in particular the patronage of the Irish aristocrat Lord Moira. Moore stayed repeatedly at Moira's house at Donnington Park in Leicestershire where he enjoyed the use of the extensive library. He collaborated with Michael Kelly to stage in 1801 The Gypsy Prince, which was not considered by Moore to be a success. In the wake of the work's failure he chose not to write for the theatre for another decade. Moore is considered Ireland's National Bard and is to Ireland what Robert Burns is to Scotland.[citation needed] Moore is commemorated in several places: by a plaque on the house where he was born, by busts at The Meetings and Central Park, New York, and by a large bronze statue near Trinity College Dublin. Many composers have set the poems of Thomas Moore to music. They include Gaspare Spontini, Robert Schumann, Hector Berlioz, Charles Ives, William Bolcom, Lori Laitman, Benjamin Britten and Henri Duparc. The song Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms is often used in a famous gag in a number of Warner Brothers cartoons, usually involving a piano or Xylophone rigged to explode when a certain note is played. The hero, typically Bugs Bunny, tries to play the melody line of the song, but always misses the rigged note (C above middle C). The villain or rival, finally exasperated, pushes the hero aside and plays the song himself, striking the correct note and blowing himself up. In one instance, however, the protagonist plays the melody on a xylophone and, upon striking the rigged note, the antagonist explodes in an "old gag, new twist." Many songs of Thomas Moore are cited in works of James Joyce, for example Silent, O Moyle! in Two Gallants (Dubliners) or The Last Rose of Summer. Double your traffic. Double your traffic. CONDITION: ENGLISH Text. ATTRACTIVE Binding - Leather (See Photos). ILLUSTRATED with Engraved Portrait (See Photos). COMPLETE, Including Engraved Portrait, Title, Contents, A Biographical and Critical Sketch of Thomas Moore, etc (See Photos). Spine Has Four Raised Bands that Create Compartments (See Photos). The Second Compartment Contains a Leather Title Label with "MOORE'S WORKS" Imprinted in Gold Gilted Font (See Photos). The Other Compartments Contain Gold Gilted Bordering (See Photos). Leather Is Attractive, but Has Some Rubbing/Wear on Spine, Joints and with Board Corners Worn to Underlying Material (See Photos). Joints and Hinges Strong and ... read more

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