The Odes of Anacreon

London: J. Carpenter, 1803. The Odes of Anacreon translated into English verse with Notes by Thomas Moore, Esquire 12mo size, (2) two-volume three-quarter leather bound set with deckle edged pages. Maroon buckram centers the covers which are trimmed in leather at all corners and with an extended spine on both front and back cover. The leather is finished in a bright gilt border. Five raised bands decorate the spine. The raised bands are decorated in gilt dots. A plain gilt border decorates the very top and bottom of the spine. Just above the border on the bottom of the spines, and also in gilt, is "1803," the year this volume was published. The title, "Odes of Anacreon," also in gilt, appears between the first and second raised bands, and underneath each title, circled in gilt is the number 1 or 2, indicating which volume it is. Volume 1: Frontispiece illustration of Moore engraved by James Health from a miniature by A. Plimmer. 163 toned, deckle edged pages with bright gilt topstain. (The gilt topstain is most visible in our last photograph.) Red cloth endpapers (see them in our fifth photograph) match the clothbound cover and are backed with what appears to be ivory laid paper. There is some transfer to abutting pages, both fore and aft, of a ghostly effect of the illustrated frontispiece, minor chipping to the leather at top of spine and the top and bottom raised bands on spine are rubbed; name penciled in tiny script on top of title page. Volume 2: An engraving of a bust of Anacreon by H. Richter is the frontispiece illustration, which the name in Greek letters below. Beneath the illustration it gives the book's publication information: "Published January 1, 1803 by J & T Carpenter, Old Bond Street." 148 toned, deckle edged pages with bright gilt topstain. Red cloth endpapers match the clothbound cover and are backed with what appear to be ivory laid paper. Tiny chip missing from top of leather spine, rubbing to side of spine near bottom on front cover and top raised ring on spine. There is a small scrape to leather on top left front cover and smaller one near bottom of back cover. Penciled price on fep, name penciled in tiny script on top of title page. Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, entertainer and translator. Moore is considered Ireland's national poet. He studied law at Middle Temple in London which is referred to on the title page. Text is in English and some Greek. We also have an 1800 Thomas Moore edition of the Odes of Anacreon with T. Nugent engravings, in a separate listing. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 3rd. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.