The keepsake for MDCCCXXX
By: edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds.
Contributors: Reynolds, Frederic Mansel, d. 1850.; Stephanoff, Francis Philip, 1788-1860.; Engleheart, Francis, 1775-1849.; Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834.; Mitan, Samuel, 1786-1843.; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848.; Mitchell, James, 1791-1852.; Bacon, Frederick, 1803-1887.; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878.; Goodyear, Joseph, 1797-1839.; Rolls, Charles, b. 1800.; Freebairn, Alfred Robert, 1794-1846; Portbury, E. J., ca. 1795-1885.; Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860.; Turner, J. M. W. 1775-1851.; Devéria, Achille, 1800-1857.; Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841.; Corbould, H. 1787-1844.; Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859.; Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852.; Cooper, Abraham, 1787-1868; Bonington, Richard Parkes, 1801-1828; Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.; Endicott, Norman.; Brain, Ephraim.; Davison, Thomas, d. 1831 (printer); Westley, Francis, bookseller (binder); McQueen (Firm)
Publisher: Hurst, Chance, and Co.; R. Jennings; Giraldon Bovinet & Co.
Published: 1830
Place of publication: London; Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Keepsake for 1830
Notes: Added steel-engraved illustrated t.p. with imprints in addition to publisher's statement: "F. P. Stephanoff." and "F. Engleheart".

French publisher taken from added t.p. plate.

Includes preliminary steel-engraved presentation plate with an illustrated border design with imprints: "T. Stothard, R. A." and "S. Mittan" [sic].

Includes preliminary steel-engraved portrait plate of "The Right Honble. Lady Georgiana Agar Ellis".  Plate with imprints: "Drawn by Sir Thomas Lawrence P. R. A." and "Engraved by Charles Heath.".  Plate includes additional imprints: "Pubd. by Hurst & Co. R. Jennings 62, Cheapside, & Giraldon Bovinet, & Co. Gallerie Vivienne, Paris." and "Printed by McQueen.".

"It is requested that copies will be kept of all MSS. addressed to the Editor of the Keepsake."--T.p. verso.

Messrs. A. Lee and Lee are the only persons authorized to publish the music of the Songs of a Soldier's Story."--T.p. verso.

"Of the many valuable contributions which the Editor has had the honour of receiving , it is only necessary for him to particularize one--the letters of Lord Byron.  Though denied by the party possessing them, the pleasure of publishing his name, the Editor yet need not vouch for their authenticity; for no one can read them without being assured of it."--Preface.

Includes contributions by Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Lord Nugent, Charles Phipps, S. T. Coleridge, Lady Caroline Lamb and Agnes Strickland.

Plates are engraved by Charles Heath, F. Engleheart, S. Mitan, J. Mitchell, F. Bacon, R. Wallis, J. Goodyear, C. Rolls, Freebairn and E. Portbury after Sir T. Lawrence, F. P. Stephanoff, T. Stothard, A. E. Chalon, J. M. W. Turner, Deveria, D. Wilkie, H. Corbould, C. R. Leslie, S. Prout, A. Cooper, R. P. Bonnington and R. Smirke.

Most plates are with imprint: "Pubd. by Hurst & Co. R. Jennings, 62, Cheapside, & Giraldon Bovinet, Gallerie Vivienne, Paris." or "Pubd. by Hurst & Co. R. Jennings, 62, Cheapside, & by Messrs. Bovinet & Co. Gallerie Vivienne, Paris.".  All plates are also with imprint: "Printed by McQueen." or "Printed by E. Brain.".

All plates are with title captions.

MASS copy: Bound in red moiré silk with spine blocked in gold; a.e.g.  Spine with imprint: "London [ ... ] ".  Spine worn.  With pale yellow glazed endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "F. Westley,  Binder,  Friar Street,  Near  Doctors Commons".  With bookseller's label: "Ye Olde Boke Shoppe Southampton  H. M. Gilbert  26,  Above Bar.".  With ownership label: "George Francis Lovell.".  With ownership inscription: "Norman Endicott".