This magnificent high-quality reproduction album and CD by Irish opera composer William Vincent Wallace, was first published in 1854 by William Hall and Son, New York. The album’s sumptuous illustrations complement this unique collection of music by one of Ireland’s most celebrated composers, making it a beautiful collectible as well as an important modern publication of Wallace’s music.

The album’s popularity was assured when it was advertised as a must have gift for Christmas 1853. The New York Times declared: ‘this is unquestionably one of the handsomest gift books of the season... we cannot conceive of a more graceful and elegant offering to the ladies of the United States’.

Includes vocal canzonets and dances for the piano, introductory music and biographical notes by Peter Jaggard and CD performances by Una Hunt, Máire Flavin and RIAM Vocal Trio.