Annual Keepsake (7 results)

Engr. presentation plate after Courbold, engr. front. & title, all plates present; bound without title, some illus. a little spotted. Contemp. red roan, blocked in blind & gilt, spine gilt; boards & extremities worn, spine chipped at head & tail & very worn. a.e.g. Included in this volume is 'The Trial of Love' by Mary Shelley and 'The Dream, a Fragment' a 2pp. poem by Sir Aubrey de Vere. Other contributors include Lady Blessington, Edward Fitzgerald, Mrs Charles Gore, Julia Lockwood, Agnes Strickland, Lady Wortley, &c. Plates after G. Cattermole, H. Corbould, T. Stothard, &c.

Front., plates, 2pp ads. Orig. blue vertical-grained silk cloth, panelled & blocked in gilt; extremities rubbed, corners sl. bumped, hinges & head & tail of spine sl worn, rear board quite worn & sl. marked. Ink signature of Longworth on leading f.e.p. Not recorded on Copac. Dated from ads. Apparently not associated with The Keepsake annual that ran from 1828 to 1857. Includes stories: Sir Reginald Grey: a story of the olden time; The Miniature: a story of the exhibition in Hyde Park; Adelaide Montier: a story of the French Revolution; The Highland Cateran; Ellen Leslie: a tale of a few years since - founded on fact; The Black Brotherhood of St. Bruno; Mike Halligan and the Mermaid; The Battle of Lutzen; Jeannette.

Engr. front. & title, printed title, plates, 10pp cata. Orig. olive green morocco, dec. with geometric design in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded. v.g. Contributors include Mary Howitt, James Montgomery, Mrs Ellis, Cambrian Jones. Plates include fine engravings after Rubens and Leonardo De Vinci.

Engr. presentation plate after Courbold, engr. front. & title, all plates present; some illus. sl. spotted. Later quarter calf, marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed, small dent on upper edge of both boards. Library bookplate from the Chateau des Perrays. Included in this volume is 'The Dream, a Tale' by Mary Shelley and an 8pp article by Archdeacon Spencer 'On the Life and Writings of Lord Byron, an Essay'. There is also a 4pp contribution by Sir Walter Scott, 'A Highland Anecdote'. Other contributors include Mrs Charles Gore, William Jerdan, Agnes Strickland, Lady E. Stuart Wortley, &c. Plates after A.E. Chalon, H. Howard, John Martin, J.M.W.Turner, &c.

Engr. presentation plate after Courbold left blank, engr. front. & title, plates; a few minor pencil marks. Orig. dark pink moiré silk by F. Westley; dulled & sl. marked, spine worn revealing underlay. Booklabel of Blackie & Son Ltd. Private Library. a.e.g. Included in this volume are Mary Shelley's short stories The Brother and Sister, an Italian Story and The Invisible Girl, a Tale. Other contributors include Lady Blessington, Mrs Charles Gore, Agnes Strickland, Lady E. Stuart Wortley, &c. Plates after Cattermole, H. Corbould, C. Stanfield, J.M.W. Turner, &c.

Engr. presentation plate after Courbold left blank, engr. front. & title, plates; some minor internal marks. Orig. dark pink moiré silk by F. Westley; extremities sl. rubbed, hinges worn, spine sl. defective. a.e.g. Included in this volume are Mary Shelley's short stories The Brother and Sister, an Italian Story and The Invisible Girl, a Tale. Other contributors include Lady Blessington, Mrs Charles Gore, Agnes Strickland, Lady E. Stuart Wortley, &c. Plates after Cattermole, H. Corbould, C. Stanfield, J.M.W. Turner, &c.

Engr. front. & title, printed title, plates, 4pp ads. Orig. dark green morocco, blocked in blind; spine & extremities rubbed. Label removed from leading pastedown. Published 1835-49. Contributors include Agnes Strickland, Captain Bradford, Bernard Barton, Mrs Opie, and the late William Wilberforce, in the form of his Recollections. Also included, Compensation to the Slave, a 24-line poem by Mrs Abdy. Plates after Briggs, Melville, Bartlett, Purser, &c.