Lalla Rookh
Author(s):
Moore, Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Tenniel, John
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Longman |
| Publication Year: | 1880 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 003291 |
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| Categories: | Classic Literature , Poetry, Poetical Criticism and Poets |
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342pp, 24pp of preface. With illuminated and ornamental titles pages against each section of the poem. Numerous black and white illustrations. Richly illuminated reproduction of original cover. Red cloth-covered boards illustrated on spine and front in gilt and black, bevelled edges. 8vo. Spine bumped and cloth torn at head; slightly sunned. Corners a little rubbed, some marks. Gilt text block edge. Internally, neat, clean, tight and bright. Lalla Rookh, four narrative poems, forms an Oriental romance. Written by Irish poet Thomas Moore and first published in 1817, the title comes from the heroine of the story arch, the daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb.
Keywords:
Poetry
Oriental Romance
Narrative Poetry
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