English Bijou Almanac for 1841.Poetically illustrated by Honourable Mrs. Norton. Schloss, A. [London]. 1840.

English Bijou Almanac for 1841.Poetically illustrated by Honourable Mrs. Norton. Schloss, A. [London]. 1840 [62] printed pages. All edges gilt, engraved throughout. Illustrated with 6 plates (Taglioni, Princess Marie of Hesse, Napoleon, the poetess Caroline Norton, Sheridan Knowles, an allegorical figure and a view of Caernarvon Castle). Contains dedicated laudatory poems by the Honourable Mrs. Norton, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. With matching leather slipcase, with white onlay, gilt date and hand-tooled floral decoration. Complete with original straight-grained ruby morocco presentation case, lined with cream velvet (slightly age-toned). Engraved by Benjamin Rees Davies on a single steel plate measuring about 223 x 147 mm. The type is less than 3-point and probably printed by McQueen. 13 x 20 mm. Original green morocco with white onlay featuring gilt titling on front and similar but with date in gilt on back. Illustrated are images from Iain Bain's 1969 'Albert Schloss's Bijou Almanacs 1839-1843' illustrating original steel palates that were used to print this copy.  Joffe, 43. Spielmann, 447. Welsh, 2658. OCLC, . WorldCat locates copies worldwide. 14 firsts2024