Buy this book on-line MOORE, Thomas : Melodies, Irish and National by The Celebrated British Poet. Taken From the London Edition of 1822. PIRATE POCKET EDITION IN FULL BLACK CALFNo Date [1822]
SCARCE PIRATE EDITION by Benbow and Perkins of London who put the following fictitious publisher - (you can see the play on the name) - Presso Erasmo Perchino. Pisa to the title page so as to avoid prosecution. Also added is a Italian Foreword on this edition by E.P. No date [1822].12mo. 5½ x 3½ inches. vii,138 pages. Bound in full polished black calf gilt, worn to extremities. Inner hinge partially visible but sound. A lovely copy of a very interesting edition. Benbow was eventually prosecuted not only for omitting the name of his printers but also for fraudulent publishing. This title was the only title published under the Erasmo Perchino imprint. There is an Avviso initialled E P (Erasmo Perkins): "La presente edizione stata con la Maggio diligenza risconstrata e corretta, servira di saggio per una raccolta di opera scelte Ieglesi, notanto in verso quanto in prosa, che intend e pubblicare in egual forma, carta e caratteri, con la maggiore accuratezza per la correzione del testo." The melodies, sweet, amorous and poetic are exact. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MOORE, Thomas : Melodies, Irish and National by The Celebrated British Poet. Taken From the London Edition of 1822. PIRATE POCKET EDITION IN FULL BLACK CALF. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, livres rares, livres d'occasion, fine bindings and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |