Forget me not
Subtitle: a Christmas, New Year's, and birth-day present for MDCCCXXX
By: edited by Frederic Shoberl.
Contributors: Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853.; Graves, Robert, 1798-1873.; Chevalier, William, 1804-1866.; Le Keux, Henry, 1787-1868.; Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871.; Shenton, Henry Chawner, 1803-1866.; Portbury, E. J., ca. 1795-1885.; Davenport, Samuel, 1783-1867; Warren, A. W.; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878.; Romney, John, 1786-1863.; Finden, W. 1787-1852.; Smart, R. W.; Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857.; Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841.; Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848.; Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852.; Clennell, Luke, 1781-1840.; Stephanoff, Francis Philip, 1788-1860.; Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857.; Owen, Samuel, 1768-1857.; Bone, Robert Trewick, 1790-1840.; Reinagle, George Philip, 1802-1835.; Daniell, William, 1769-1837.; Davison, Thomas, d. 1831 (printer)
Publisher: R. Ackermann & Co.
Published: 1830
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Forget me not :
Notes: Added steel-engraved illustrated t.p.

Most steel-engraved plates are with imprint: "Pubd. by R. Ackermann & Co. London." or "Pub. by R. Ackermann, London.".  Plates are with captions.

Plates are engraved by R. Graves, W. Chevalier, Henry Le Keux, J. H. Robinson, H. C. Shenton, E. J. Portbury, S. Davenport, A. W. Warren, R. Wallis, J. Romney, W. Finden, R. W. Smart and E. Finden after David Wilkie, E. F. Burney, S. Prout, P. A. Gaugain, L. Clennell, P. Stephanoff, A. Chisholme, W. Collins, M. Retzsch, S. Owen, R. T. Bone, T. Stewardson, G. P. Reinagle and W. Daniell.

Includes preliminary leaf embossed with an ornamental border design left blank in the centre for inscriptions.  Paper surrounding embossed design is printed in dark yellow.

Part of an annual series published in London by R. Ackermann and Ackermann & Co. from 1822-1847.  Cf. Faxon, Frederick W.  Literary annuals and gift books, 1973.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [419]-422 at end entitled: "Works of art, lately published by R. Ackermann & Co., book and print-sellers and superfine water-colour manufacturers to his majesty.".

Faxon, F. W. Literary annuals, p. 91-93.

McLean, R. Victorian publishers' book-bindings, p.20.

MASS copy: Bound in crimson fine horizontal rib-grain silk blocked in gold on covers and spine; a.e.g. Covers with small brown paper onlay.  With pale yellow glazed endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "Wilson, Bookseller, 88, Royal Exchange, London".  Encased in a glazed pale pink paper-covered cardboard slip case open at the top and bottom edges and lined with dark pink glazed paper.  Covers and sides of slip case blocked in gold.  Upper and lower covers of slip case with small red, green and blue paper onlays blocked in gold.