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Candide ou l'Optimisme , Paris, Jules Tallandier editions, sd (circa 1920). In 8°. Half-leather binding with corners. Marbled boards. Original cover preserved. Edition illustrated by Adrien Moreau. Light browning and scattered stains.
The Keepsake, London, Longaman, 1834. In 8vo. Bound in red moiré silk (with minor wear and tear). Gold edges. Volume edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds. Bookplate on the pastedown. Illustrated title page. First edition. Volume lavishly illustrated. Includes "The Immortal Mortal, a Tale" by Mary Shelley. Other authors include Mrs. Charles Gore, Leitch Ritchie, and Agnes Strickland. Also includes a translation by Lord Albert Conyngham of Hoffmann's "The Sandman" (1816), probably his first publication in English. Slight browning.
The Keepsake was an English literary journal, published between 1828 and 1857 during the Christmas season as a gift book for young ladies, noted for its red silk cover and the refinement of its illustrations. Frederic Mansel Reynolds was the editor of the 1829-1835 and 1838-1839 editions. A decorative piece of the Romantic period, rare and collectible.
The Keepsake, London, Longaman, 1834. In 8vo. Bound in red moiré silk (with minor wear and tear). Gold edges. Volume edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds. Bookplate on the pastedown. Illustrated title page. First edition. Volume lavishly illustrated. Includes "The Immortal Mortal, a Tale" by Mary Shelley. Other authors include Mrs. Charles Gore, Leitch Ritchie, and Agnes Strickland. Also includes a translation by Lord Albert Conyngham of Hoffmann's "The Sandman" (1816), probably his first publication in English. Slight browning.
The Keepsake was an English literary journal, published between 1828 and 1857 during the Christmas season as a gift book for young ladies, noted for its red silk cover and the refinement of its illustrations. Frederic Mansel Reynolds was the editor of the 1829-1835 and 1838-1839 editions. A decorative piece of the Romantic period, rare and collectible.
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