[Frederic Shoberl] — Forget Me Not

London, M. A. Nattali, 1843 . First edition. Cloth. The 1843 edition of Shoberl's popular, illustrated, literary annual. First edition. The 1843 edition.   In the publisher's original red cloth binding.   Illustrated with a frontispiece, presentation plate, vignette title page and nine further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.   The 1843 edition of the popular literary annual edited by prominent journalist Frederic Shoberl, best known for the present work. First appearing in 1823, Forget Me Not is significant as the first English annual of its type, inspired by the ideas brought by publisher Rudolph Ackermann from Germany. Aimed primarily at female readers, each issue contained a range of poems, stories and essays, accompanied by charming engravings, this particular copy including contributions from the likes of Hannah Flagg Gould, Charles Swain and James Montgomery. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Torn and obscured book plate to the front paste down, accompanied by the smaller plate of J B & H Hamilton's Circulating Library. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth, most noticeably to the front joint but also to the spine head and tail, which also feature a few small tears. Boards lightly marked and discoloured. Internally, generally firmly bound, with only slight weakness towards the centre of the text, namely between pages 195 and 207. A bright and clean edition with the occasional spot, notably heavier to the first and last few pages and particularly to the presentation plate. Very Good . Ill.: T. T. Bury; Cochran; Hollis; E. Corbould; E. Finden; Franklin; H. Corbould; R. Farrier; Wright; I. Tillotson. Very Good .