The Souvenir of Friendship. A Christmas and New-Year s Present

Verlag: D. Appleton & Company, 1857

Beschreibung

The Souvenir of Friendship. A Christmas and New-Year s Present, Elegantly Illustrated, D. Appleton & Company, New York, 288 pp, full leather, 10 x 7 , 4to. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to surface of boards and light discoloration. Overall soiled. Gilt finishing remains bright and clean. Attractive grape vine and fruit pattern on front board and spine. Corners and end bands rubbed. All edges gilt. Front gutter tender. To my Sister Henrietta. -Mary in old hand on second fly leaf. Foxing throughout. Moderate at times, especially at tissue guards. Light offsetting from plates. Binding shaken, but intact. Free of known markings. Please see photos. Scarce. 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 COLI1857DFGN

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Souvenir of Friendship. A Christmas and ...

Verlag: D. Appleton & Company

Erscheinungsdatum: 1857

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket