Thomas Brown le Jeune [Thomas Moore ] - Intercepted Letters; or, the Twopenny Post-Bag. To Which are Added, Triffles Reprinted - 1814

A very fine copy of one of the rarest titles by the Irish "national poet," Thomas Moore (1779-1852), first published in 1813 under the pseudonym "Thomas Brown the Younger" [which he used on several occasions]. It was subsequently reprinted several times with various additions.

Mention of the fourteenth edition, with "A new preface and several additional poems".

Preserved in a beautiful full cherry morocco binding with long grain, gilt fillet framing the covers, with a blind-tooled design in the center (fillets and fleurons at the corners), spine with raised bands highlighted by fine gilt fillets, blind-tooled fleurons, title in gilt lettering, decorated edges, inner roll. Gilt edges.
Overall, a very good copy. The binding is solid and decorative, of good quality. The joints and headcaps are rubbed, and the corners are worn. The interior is fresh and clean, with only occasional foxing.

Thomas Moore (born in Dublin on May 28, 1779 – died at Sloperton Cottage (Bromham, Wiltshire, England) on February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet. He is particularly known for his "Irish Melodies," a collection of 130 poems such as "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer," which, set to music by Moore himself and Sir John Andrew Stevenson, are emblematic of Ireland, much loved, and frequently performed. They made Moore a popular hero among Irish nationalists. His work greatly influenced the composer Hector Berlioz, who borrowed the term "melologue" from him.

Thomas Brown the Younger [Thomas Moore]
Intercepted Letters; or, the Twopenny Post-Bag. To Which are Added, Triffles Reprinted
London, J. Carr 1814
in-12 (16.5 x 10 cm), xvi + 119 pp + 1f catalog
Intercepted letters, or, The twopenny post-bag. To which are added, Trifles reprinted.