... but Letitia didn't have the complete set. Nonetheless, she had them bound, sometime prior to 1830. There are three parts of the Selection of Irish Melodies, a few single songs composed by Stevenson to texts by Moore, Walter Scott and T. Lyster; and a couple of songs by John Clarke. All but one of the items was published in both Dublin and London, which suggests Letitia's book has an Irish connection.
Her volume of songs has just been added to our Special Collections. (Is there a special rare books term for a volume of separately published items, bound by the collector, or do we just call it a "collector's volume"? )
http://prism.talis.com/rcs/items?query=letitia+hill+stevenson
The non-Irish item at the end of the volume? Dale's Collection of Reels and Dances, no.17 (pp.65-68), published by Joseph Dale in London, and sold at 19 Cornhill opposite the Royal Exchange, and other venues.
Contents are summarised in the catalogue link above; however,a full listing of contents can be supplied on request.
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