English Bijou Almanac for 1842. Poetically illustrated by Honourable Mrs. Norton. Schloss, A. [London]. 1841. [62] printed pages. All edges gilt, engraved throughout. Illustrated with 6 plates (Charles Dickens, Mademoiselle Rachel, The Princess Royal, Ellen Tree, John Murray , and Herr Standigl. Contains dedicated laudatory poems, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. Matching slipcase. In original velvet covered, hinged octagonal case with brass latch at the front and gilt paper border on top and complete with miniature tortoise shell reading glass. Velvet worn in places, 5 mm. of gilt strip missing. Remains of old paper label on bottom. All edges gilt. Original light green with gilt starred endpapers. 13 x 20 mm. Original cream card covers with green onlay stamped in gilt with Prince of Wales feathers emblem. Front cover overlay minutely chipped and very slightly worn. Slipcase missing bottom section, slightly worn and faded. Bondy, 43. Bromer/Edison, 94-97. Grolier, 112. Gumuchian, 4050. Joffe, 45. Spielmann, 449. Welsh, 2661. OCLC, 45447132. WorldCat locates 5 copies worldwide. 1054 2200 70 firsts2024