The iris
Subtitle: a literary and religious offering
By: edited by The Rev. Thomas Dale ...
Contributors: Dale, Thomas, 1797-1870.; Humphrys, William, 1794-1865.; Cook, John William.; Finden, W. 1787-1852.; Sangster, Samuel, 1804-1872.; Warren, A. W.; Fox, Augustus, fl. 1828-1874.; Ensom, William, 1796-1832.; Davenport, Samuel, 1783-1867; S. Manning and Co.
Publisher: Sampson Low; Hurst, Chance & Co.
Published: 1831
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Added steel-engraved illustrated t.p. with imprint: "Engraved by W. Humphrys from a drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence".

Plates are engraved by J. W. Cook, W. Finden, S. Sangster, A. W. Warren, Augs. Fox, E. I. Roberts, W. Ensom and S. Davenport after B. West, Dominichino, J. Reynolds, Corregio, N. Poussin, Carlo Dolci, Murillo and Titian.

Most plates are with imprint: "Pubd. by Sampson Low Lamb's Conduit Street & Hurst Chance & Co. St. Pauls Church Yard. London. 1831." or "London. 1831. S. Low & Hurst. Chance & Co.".  All are with title captions.

Includes works by William Howitt, James Montgomery, Miss Susannah Strickland, Thomas Haynes Bayly, Mary Howitt, Mrs. S. C. Hall and Edward Moxon.

The second of two volumes published from 1830-1831.  Cf. Faxon, Frederick W.  Literary annuals and gift books, 1973.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-6 at end.

Faxon, F. W. Literary annuals, p. 98-99.

MASS copy: Bound in purple moiré silk with spine blocked in gold; a.e.g. With cream glazed endpapers.