The keepsake for MDCCCXXXIV / edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds
London Paris Berlin : Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1834. 1834 Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #439318
Physical description; [2], [i-iv] v, [3], [1] 2-312, [2] pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustraions, portraits ; 20 cm. Notes; Added title page, engraved.
A literary anthology with contributions by Mary Shelley, L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), Agnes Strickland, Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley, Catherine Gore, and others. Illustrated with engraved plates executed by Charles Heath, C. Rolls, Miss E. Sharpe, and others, after designs by various artists, including H. Corbould, J.M.W. Turner, S. Mitan, F. Bacon, H. Miller, and J.C. Edwards. Plates are accompanied by guard sheets. Subjects; Gift books.
Price: €125.00