Forget me not; a Christmas and New Year's present for mdcccxxix.
London: R. Ackermann, n.d., [1828]. 12mo, pp. x, 422; 14 engraved plates (after Finden, and others) and a presentation plate; original green glazed paper-covered boards a little rubbed, and preserving the original cardboard sleeve with matching green glazed paper labels; sleeve with some soiling and cracking but overall a very good copy of a fragile book. Includes contributions by Barry Cornwall, James Montgomery, Mary Russell Mitford, and W. H. Harrison, among others. The Forget Me Not for 1823 was the first such annual published in England. "Mr. Ackermann was the father and originator in England of those elegant bijouteries of the festive season, the Annuals, which was a spirited attempt to rival the numerous publications issued in France and Germany. It is well known that his successful attempt to furnish in the Forget Me Not, a worthy offering to an object of kindness and affection, has generated in this country a new class of elegant works" (Timperley, Dictionary of Printers and Printing, 1839). Faxon, Literary Annuals and Gift Books, 1304. Item #58639
Price: $375.00
