{"product_id":"english-bijou-almanac-for-1839-poetically-illustrated-by-l-e-l-i-e-letitia-elizabeth-landon-schloss-a-london-1838-copy","title":"English Bijou Almanac for 1839. Poetically illustrated by L.E.L. [i.e. Letitia Elizabeth Landon]. Schloss, A. [London]. 1838 (Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish Bijou Almanac for 1839. Poetically illustrated by L.E.L. [i.e. Author: Letitia Elizabeth Landon]. Schloss, Albert. [London]. 1838. [53] printed pages. Portraits of Duke of Wellington, Lady Blessington, Sir Thomas Lawrense, Beethoven \u0026amp; Giuditta Pasta, soprano. Contains dedicated laudatory poems by Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. All edges gilt. Original salmon pink endpapers. With matching slipcase, with gilt wreath decoration (slightly chipped).  15 x 20 mm. Original grey-blue morocco, with gilt  scrolling and wreath decoration on the covers. Engraved entirely with the burin (but not signed) by Benjamin Rees Davies on a single steel plate measuring about 223 x 147 mm; Davies engraved all the vertical parallel strokes throughout a line before turning the plate to complete the horizontal and joining curves of the letters. Each steel plate took at least 13 weeks of unremitting labour. The type is less than 3-point and the sheets were probably printed by McQueen.   Joffe, 43. Spielmann, 447. Welsh, 2658. OCLC, 34961632. WorldCat locates 13 copies worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56265160163707,"sku":"mbs26.004","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P5220438.jpg?v=1779468280","url":"https:\/\/camdenlockbooks.com\/products\/english-bijou-almanac-for-1839-poetically-illustrated-by-l-e-l-i-e-letitia-elizabeth-landon-schloss-a-london-1838-copy","provider":"Camden Lock Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}