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Lot 334
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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MOORE, Thomas (1779-1852). Lalla Rookh. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817.
4to (some minor toning). Contemporary half calf gilt.
Second edition. Lalla Rookh set a record for the highest price ever paid for a poem at the time of its publication and became so popular that throughout the 19th century numerous ships were named after it; it was also adapted into numerous stage performances.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
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