THE HYACINTH.

Collates as [fp], [ffep], [ffly], [b/w frontispiece], [engraved title leaf], 1-38, [b/w plate], 39-66, [b/w plate], 67-150, [b/w plate], 151-198, [b/w plate], 199-228, [b/ plate], 229-240, [241-242], [rfly], [rfly], [rfly], [rfep], [rp]. Hardcover: H 14.25cm x L 8.75cm .Original full leather binding; burgundy boards rubbed and scuffed at edges with corners worn, gilt borders at board edges; spine leather faded with scuffing at ends, small hole near heel, gilt stamping to spine with center gilt lettered title compartment. All edges gilt. Old pencil inscription lightly written on front pastedown; varied foxing and toning throughout. Binding is firm. Still a handsome antiquarian publisher gift book anthology for 1831 featuring "A Scholar's Death-Bed From Blackwood's Magazine" (pages 3-31), "A Vision of Human Life Suggested by Jan Steen's Beautiful Picture of the Peasant's Grace. By Delta" (pages 32-35), "The Methodist's Story" (pages 36-52) [apparently from "The Atlantic Souvenir" 1829], "The Wild Horse" (pages 52-58) [apparently by Timothy Flint], "Domestic Comfort on a Stormy Night" (page 59) by [James] Hurdis, "An Indian Story" (pages 60-63), "We Are Seven" (pages 64-65) by [William] Wordsworth, "Ode to the Nativity" by [John] Milton (page 66), "The Anchoret" (pages 67-72), etc. ***Sandstorm in the Desert/Fraser/72; The Jew and His Daughter/A Clergyman/76; Massacre of the Greeks at Scio/80; The Hurons/Author of "Sir An. Wille"/85; Description of the Hold of the Ghebers/97; What Is Woman/99; Portrait of Sappho/100; A Tale of the Civil Wars/101; Fingal's Cave/Sedly/109; Memoirs of Vidocq/Vidocq/110; Song of the Wanderer/Rodolphus/132; Sailor's Child/Rodolphus/134; Burning of Moscow/Rodolphus/135; The Mountain Rock/Rodolphus/137; Visit to an Arab Harem/Mrs. Elwood/138; The Visit/150; A Trip to Washington/Delmont/151; The Adventurous Boy/An Officer/158; Young Beckner/168; Stanzas/Rodolphus/176; Napoleon/Rodolphus/177; A Song for the Season/Rodolphus/178; Greece/Rodolphus/180; Escape from a Lion/Mr. King/181; The Humane Merchant/186; The Play at Venice/London Literary Gazette/188; Saturday Night/A Mechanic/198; The Grecian Warrior to the Turkish Ruler/200; The Absent Doctor/Tim/201; Triumph of Constancy/Delmont/203; The Thunder Storm/213; False Appearances/219; On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture/Cowper/228; Moscow/Dr. Clarke/232; A Scene on the River Spey/Mrs. Grant/235; Bornon Cavalry/Maj. Denham/237; Illustrations: Methodist's Story/T. Stethard/Peter Maverick/38; The Nativity/B. Westall/Peter Maverick/66; Saturday Night/Peter Maverick/198; On His Mother's Picture/Richard Westall/P. Maverick & Durand/228. …