Beeton's Christmas annual.
Subtitle: or, Ghostly stories on the western coast : comprising Gualmara; or, The house of bitterness, A tale of love, A life lost
By: by Francis Derrick ; with frontispiece engraved by W. L. Thomas from a design by J. A. Pasquier ; edited by the publisher.
Contributors: Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877.; Notley, F. E. M. b. 1820.; Thomas, William Luson, 1830-1900.; Pasquier, J. Abbott fl. 1851-1872.; Burnand, F. C. Sir, 1836-1917.; Brunton, William S., fl. 1859-1871.; Bennett, Charles H. 1829-1867.; Hood, Tom, 1835-1874.; Hine, Henry George, 1811-1895.; Cruikshank, George, fl. 1866-1894.; Broderip, Frances Freeling, 1830-1878.; Dickes, William, 1815-1892.; Warren, Albert Henry, 1830-1911.; Cox and Wyman
Series: Beeton's Christmas annual
Publisher: S. O. Beeton
Published: 1863
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Yellowback books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Date from Wolff, Robert E.  Nineteenth-century fiction, v. 5, p. 50.

Includes "A handsome illuminated almanack for the year 1864. Printed in Colours by W. Dickes, after a design by Albert Warren."--T.p.

Text printed in two columns and with black rule borders.

"One Shilling"--Cover.

Illustrations are by W. Brunton, C. H. Bennett, T. Hood, George Cruikshank, Jun., H. G. Hine and others.

Wolff, Robert E.  Nineteenth-century fiction, 7699.

MASS copy: Bound with upper cover only of original printed paper wrappers in half brown morocco and marbled paper-covered boards; a.e. speckled red. With marbled endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "W. H. Smith & Son's Library,  186 Strand, London,  Supply and invite enquiries for Scarce and Out of print Books, 1st. Editions, &c.  Books Bought--Offers Invited.".  With bookplate: "H. J. Barry.".  Upper cover of original paper wrapper printed with the titling and the same wood-engraved illustration as on plate [1], but on a light green tinted background. Lacking Illuminated Almanack broadside (see McLean O 0037).  Bound with five separately published annuals (see McLean O 639, McLean O 640, McLean O 642 and McLean O 643), and one work of fiction (see McLean O 644).
Table of contents: value: Sappho; or, Look before you leap / by F. C. Burnand ; with silhouettes by W. Brunton; value: The funny family / By C. H. Bennett; value: Nonsense pages / by W. Brunton; value: The surprising diversion, joy, amazement, and grief of Tom's holiday / by one or two of us; value: The chief events of 1863 / by T. Hood; value: The awful adventures of a small boy at a Christmas party / by a new man; value: A Christmas budget of tricks / with heading by H. G. Hine; value: Shakespearean readings / by George Cruikshank, Jun.; value: How to raise a ghost / by F. A. B.; value: Old phrases in new pictures / by a K. B.; value: Enigmas, charades, conundrums, & c. / by Thomas Archer, Mrs. Broderip, Thomas Hood, and others; value: Our Christmas annual correspondence / by the old man.