Beeton's Christmas annual.
Contributors: Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877.; Burnand, F. C. Sir, 1836-1917.; Ross, Charles H. 1842?-1897.; Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899.; Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.; Ross, Charles H., fl. 1867-1883.; Bennett, Charles H. 1829-1867.; Dickes, William, 1815-1892.; Sulman, T., fl. 1855-1900.; Woods, Henry N., fl. 1855-1869.; Woodfall and Kinder
Series: Beeton's Christmas annual
Publisher: Ward, Lock, and Tyler
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
Subjects: Almanacs -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Date from Wolff, Robert E.  Nineteenth-century fiction, v. 5, p. 50.

Text printed in two columns, and with black rule borders.

"One Shilling"--Cover.

Several wood-engraved illustrations are with signatures: "B. Foster" and H. Vizetelly Sc.".  Some are signed: "CHR" [i.e. Chas. H. Ross] and others are signed: "CHB [i.e. Charles Henry Bennett?].

Includes "A Handsome Illuminated Almanack for the year 1867."--T.p.

Includes wood-engraved decorative initials.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-8] at end with imprint: "Printed by Jas. Wade, 18, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, W. C.".

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

MASS copy: In original colour printed paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in red, blue and black with the same illustrated t.p. design (with some slight alterations and change in publisher's statement) as printed in black on McLean O 0037, but without imprints: "T. Sulman dt." and "H. N. Woods St.".  Lower cover printed in red, blue and black with general advertisement including imprint: "W. Dickes, Engraver and Printer, Farrington Road.".   Inside of upper and lower wrappers printed in black with general advertisements.  Lacking Illuminated Almanack broadside (see McLean O 0037).
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Uncle Ack's Christmas party; value: Sir Dagobert and the dragon; or, How to run through the scales / By F. C. Burnand; value: Christmas / by a hypochondriac; value: Divination in the drawing-room; value: The great failure of a small tragedian / by C. H. Ross; value: The man in the moon; or, Harlequin in the shades / by an old hand; value: Chrysanthemums: an annual offering; value: Chinese fireworks; value: Alliteration's artful art; value: Charades, enigmas, conundrums, &c.; value: Nonsense pages; value: Our Christmas annual correspondence.