The Bijou
Subtitle: or, Annual of literature and the arts.
Contributors: Humphrys, William, 1794-1865; Worthington, William Henry, ca. 1795-ca. 1839; Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862; Fox, Augustus, fl. 1828-1874; Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878; Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830; Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834; Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841.; Westall, Richard, 1765-1836; Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875; Reinagle, Ramsay R. 1775-1862; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834; Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832; White, Thomas, printer
Publisher: William Pickering
Published: 1828
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Annual of literature and the arts
Notes: Steel-engraved t.p. with illustrated vignette included in pagination.

Printer's device on colophon.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-5] at end.

Most steel-engraved plates include etched lines.

Plates are engraved by W. Humphreys, W. H. Worthington, R. Brandard, J. A. Wright, Augustus Fox, Edward Finden, W. Ensom and R. Wallis after Sir Thomas Lawrence, T. Stothard, David Wilkie, W. H. Worthington, R. Westall, H. W. Pickersgill and R. R. Reinagle.

"A few proof impressions of the embellishments, before the letters, quarto size, on India paper, price 2l. 2s."--List of Embellishments.

Includes "The wanderings of Cain", "Work without hope", "Youth and age", "A day dream" and "The two founts" by S. T. Coleridge.

Includes "Letter from Sir Walter Scott, Bart.".

Includes works by Charles Lamb, Barry Cornwall, James Montgomery, Horace Smith and Mrs. Pickersgill.

MASS copy: Bound in quarter red morocco and lime green glazed paper-covered boards in the same design as McLean D 0088; a.e.g.  Upper and lower covers lithographed with the titling and a decorative and ornamental border design.  Spine blocked in gold with title and imprint: "Pickering  MDCCCXXVIII".  With prize presentation inscription dated 1828: "Miss Anne Brocklehurst Awarded to her for unremitted attention to her Studies".  A variant state of the edition than all copies of McLean D 0088, with some re-setting and small changes within the text, different pagination, a different set of publisher's advertisements and several differing signature marks.