Name/Title
Lalla Rookh Oriental Romance poem book given to Anna from S C Weeks June 18, 1852Entry/Object ID
100286Tags
Anna B WeeksScope and Content
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The Book
Title: Lalla Rookh (gilt-stamped on the spine).
Author: Thomas Moore (an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter).
Content: First published in 1817, Lalla Rookh is an incredibly famous Oriental romance poem consisting of four narrative tales connected by a frame story about a beautiful Indian princess traveling to meet her betrothed. It was a massive literary sensation throughout the 1800s.
Binding and Dating
The Spine: It features intricate gilt (gold leaf) tooling with elegant, repeating floral and vine motifs surrounding the title.
The Cover: The front board shows elaborate blind-stamping (where a pattern is pressed into the cloth without color or gold leaf), creating a deep, textured frame typical of Victorian publishing.
Era: Based on the publisher's red cloth binding style, the heavy blind embossing, and the spine tinsel-gilt design, this particular edition likely dates between the 1850s and 1870s.
