The Religious Souvenir for MDCCCXL Republished for MDCCCXLV

Sigourney, Mrs. L.H.

Verlag: S. Andrus and Son, 1845

Beschreibung

The Religious Souvenir for MDCCCXL Republished for MDCCCXLV, Edited by Mrs. L.H. Sigourney, S. Andrus and Son, Hartford, 1845, frontispiece, illustrated title with many full-page illustrations, 288 pp, full decorative leather, 7 x 4.5 , 12mo. In fair condition. Moderate wear and darkening to edges and extremities. Corners bumped and endbands desiccated. Gilt tooling bright and clean. Daniel McDougal signed in old hand on front cover. Missing first flyleaf. Pastedown slightly soiled with old hand markings. Inner dentelles bright. Tissue guards intact, some folded improperly with foxing. Light rippling from previous humidity exposure to textblock. Binding intact. All edge gilt. Please see photos. Gift books, literary annuals, or keepsakes were 19th-century books, often lavishly decorated, which collected essays, short fiction, and poetry. They were primarily published in the autumn, in time for the holiday season and were intended to be given away rather than read by the purchaser. They were often printed with the date of the coming new year, but copyrighted with the actual year of publication. Gift books first appeared in England in the 1820s. They were modeled after the long-established literary almanacs published in France and Germany. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers COLI1845ADFN

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Religious Souvenir for MDCCCXL ...

Verlag: S. Andrus and Son

Erscheinungsdatum: 1845

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket