sacred annual
Subtitle: being The Messiah, a poem in six books
By: by Robert Montgomery ...
Contributors: Martin, John, 1789-1854.; Haydon, Benjamin Robert, 1786-1846.; Franklin, John, fl. 1800-1861.; Holst, Theodor von, 1810-1844.; Costello, Dudley, 1803-1865.; Harjette and Savill
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: John Turrill
Published: 1834
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Poetry.; Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Poetry.; Specimens.
Other titles: Messiah
Notes: Added colour wood-engraved decorative t.p. with small central round hand-coloured lithographed illustration of Christ carrying the Cross.  T.p. illustrated by Dudley Costello and J. Cruise.

Includes "Preface to the Second Edition", dated London, June 8, 1832 (p. [7]).

Includes "Preface", dated Lincoln College, Oxon, 1832.

Includes "List of Embellishments ... Coloured under the Direction of Charles Simpson.": p. [iii].

Mounted lithographed plates are hand-coloured.  With protective tissue bound opposite each plate printed in dark yellow with descriptive letterpress from text within decorative floral border.

Plates are illustrated by John Martin, B. R. Haydon, John Franklin, A. B. Clayton, T. Von Holst, D. M'Clise and Wm. Etty.

Wood-engraved illustration at the end of text is unsigned.

Faxon, F. W. Literary annuals, p. 110.

MASS copy: Bound in purple calf tooled in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Board edges tooled in gold.  With white endpapers printed in green with all-over plaid pattern.