"Moore's Irish Melodies" by Thomas Moore. J. Cumming, Dublin. ca 1825 first thus edition - miniature edition, 8cmx6cm - condition: in green decorative binding, with some rubbing and wear to edges, gilt imprint, name to ffep, engraved frontispiece and title page, some stains, binding loose, complete. Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies is a celebrated collection of lyrics set to traditional Irish tunes, published between 1807 and 1834. Widely regarded as the "secular hymn-book of Irish nationalism," these songs brought Irish cultural identity and political sentiment into mainstream British and international circles during the 19th century