Keepsake by Countess Blessington (16 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with 12 plates. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

272 Seiten 17x24 Text sauber, Einband und Rücken an den Kanten etwas berieben, Rücken mit kleiner Fehlstelle. 900 Gramm Sprache: Englisch. Original Halbkunstleder mit Goldschnitt und Rückenvergoldung.

Super octavo, half red leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, illus full title page, iv + 280pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed present, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems & spine, moderate discolouration to spine, sl tanning to boards, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking to front gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing to plates, 2cm closed tear to frontis).…

REBOUND. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. POUCH OF MAPS AT BACK OF BOOK. NAME PENNED INSIDE FRONT COVER. OVER 10 LOVELY ENGRAVINGS.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The beautifully illustrated and scarce first edition of this literary annual for the year 1842, with engraved plates throughout. The scarce first edition of The Keepsake for the year 1842. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page and eleven engraved plates. Collated, complete. The Keepsake was an English literary annual which ran from 1828 to 1857, published each Christmas from 1827 to 1856. It was intended as an anthology of short fiction, poetry, essays, and engraved illustrations. This edition includes contributions from authors such as Theodosia Garrow, John Manners, Tyrone Power, Barry Cornwall and others. Edited by Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington. Bookplate of Peter Dennis Anthes to the front pastedown. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to boards, bump to head of fore edges of boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Physical description; 272 pages. Subjects; The Countess of Blessington. Literary Periodicals. Short Stories. 19th century literature. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Physical description; 272 pages. Subjects; The Countess of Blessington. Literary Periodicals. Short Stories. 19th century literature. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard cover, 8vo, in marbled paper-covered boards, red calf label gilt to spine with title, all edges marbled. 308pp. Printed London, Davison, Simmons and Co., Whitefriars. A total of seventeen tissue-guarded full page illustrations from engravings are included in this annual literary anthology: a title page with neoclassical wreath after Henri Corbould, frontispiece illustration ,"The Adieu" opposite second illustrated title page picturing medallion of British King William IV. (Letterpress title page follows). **CONDITION: Very Good generally, but "a tad musty." Hinges and joint in order. Spine moderately darkened with a small handwritten label in old ink near foot, possibly from a personal library, as there are also ghosts of an inch wide printed label to both ffep. and table of contents page. Pages are bright, plates crisp. MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY (1797-1851) has four attributed contributions to this literary annual. These include the first appearance of two short stories "by the Author of Frankenstein." (Lyles) Additionally, two sets of "stanzas" are anonymous but attributed to her by scholars (Sunstein , Bennet). The poems begin "To love in solitude and mystery." (p. 28) and "I must forget thy dark eyes' love-frought gaze." (p. 52). In Shelley's first short story, "The Brother and Sister. An Italian Story," (p. 105) a Sienese family of note comes under acute financial pressure from political rivals, leading to the banishment of a young man. His younger sister is left behind, made ward of the usurpers but events conspire to bring the two rival houses back into alignment in this romantic tale. Birmingham, England Artist ELIZA SHARPE (1796-1874) contributes the painting after which the title character "Flora" is seen in the woods with her maid contemplating her escape. Eliza Sharpe, the second of four artistic daughters of an engraver, William Sharpe, and his wife, worked a lengthy career in London as a portraitist and miniaturist, and was secty. of The "Old" Water-Colour Society after 1829. Her elder sister Louisa (1798-1843) also contributed to these pages. (DNB) The second Mary Shelley story, "The Invisible Girl" is a truly gothic tale with a ghostly element. A fishing boat flounders off the Welsh coast, but is guided to safety by a mysterious light coming from a seemingly abandoned stone tower. Ghosts of the past play a role in this gripping tale. Other notable artistic contributions were by J.M.W. Turner, who's view of "Erhenbreitstein" is shown. REF: W. Lyles Mary Shelley, An Annotated Bibliography,(1975) "The Brother and Sister" and "The Invisible Girl (D1l and D1m). Sunstein and Bennet in "Newly Uncovered Letters and Poems by M.W. Shelley, in the Keats-Shelley Journal 46 (1997). Scarce. (AMJ). Eliza Sharpe, Louisa Sharpe, J.M.W. Turner, Henri Corbould; C. Stanfield et al (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 15 volumes collected in two sizes. Stiff unmarked books bound in brick cloth. Gilt decorated leather spines with 4 raised bands, marbled endpapers, and ribbon marker. 1830 - 1837 are 5" x 7.5". 1838 - 1844 are 6.5" x 9.5" Moderate shelfwear, mainly to corners. Moderate foxing to endpapers and reverse of some of the etchings but pages are bright and crisp. Up to 18 steel-plate tissue-guarded etchings per volume. Larger editions printed in Paris, the smaller in London. The publication history of "The Keepsake" is complicated, but these appear to be first editions. The foreword to the 1833 edition makes note of the newer larger size. No further printings are noted on any volumes. Links to the contents of each volume found on wikipedia.…

Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, good condition, in her sprawling hand, 1/4in. strip of glue from previous laying down on blank page 4. "My dear Sir | Pray do not think me forgetful towards you in not answering your note received many days ago, but I am so occupied and fatigued with writing that I have not a [moment?] to myself, and after all I fear it will be impossible for me to fulfill [sic] my engagement with [publisher] Mr Bentley - | Excuse the brevity of this, I thank you for the [?], and I expect your book is universally read and as universally praised - | Always sincerely yours | M. Blessington. | Not a drawing has Mr Heath sent -". A slip of paper has been attached to page [3] giving the details about the correspondent F. Mansel Reynolds (address etc). Note [Background from 'The Victorian Web']; "These appeared from time to time between July 1832 and December 1833. In the meantime, she asked Bulwer's advice on writing novels. He was now a successful author and took her proposal to Bentley, who was to publish his next three books. Bentley offered Lady Blessington four hundred pounds for the copyright of her first book, a generous offer; in response, she produced six hundred pages in four weeks, of the total nine hundred and eight pages of The Repealers, published in three volumes in June 1833. This work contained thinly veiled references to her enemies in Ireland, but also directly complimented L.E.L.'s Romance and Reality. The success of her Conversations with Lord Byron and her novel obtained an offer for her to edit Heath's Book of Beauty, the first volume of which Landon had produced. For Heath, the snob appeal of a Countess was more attractive than that of a mere poetess, however famous. She prepared her first issue during the summer of 1833 and it was published in November, to enable it to be shipped to America, India and the Colonies, but dated 1834. Contributors to this issue were her dear friends Walter Savage Landor and Bulwer, as well as Henry Bulwer and John Galt, and seven contributions from her own pen. Heath raised Lady Blessington's salary when the Book of Beauty beat Landon's popular Drawing Room Scrapbook by two thousand copies, a sore fact for Landon.".…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1827 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 333 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 333 Language: English.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1827. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 329, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 329 329.…