Odes of Anacreon

Thomas Moore, Anacreon

Publication Date: 1800

About this Item

Thomas Moore, Anacreon. Odes of Anacreon translated into English verse, with notes. By Thomas Moore, Esq. of the Middle Temple. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1800. First edition of Moore s translation. Large (27 x 21 cm) quarto in very good condition. ¾ leather on somewhat worn marbled boards. Spine with wear at top and chips at the bottom, label intact. Front hinge weak, wear at corners and bottom of spine. Large margins, foxing on engraved frontispiece and title-page, scattered elsewhere. Small engraved portrait of Anacreon, Cupid. Moore s translation collects every fragment. With scholarly notes, a discussion of other editions starting with the Estienne, an indext of Greek first lines, a long list of subscribers. Collation a-c. B-Kk. This is the first edition of Moore s first work, which is apt, given Moore s talents as a lyricist. Moore was by far the most famous Irish Romantic of his time. Seller Inventory # ABE-1522609345529

Bibliographic Details

Title: Odes of Anacreon

Publication Date: 1800

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition