Various — The Keepsake: A Gift for All Seasons

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. Cloth. Scarce gift book containing miscellaneous English literary pieces from the nineteenth century. New edition of this work. Featuring a selection of poetry and prose by a variety of authors. Featuring 'The Keepsake' by anon.; 'The Lily of the Valley' by Croly; 'There is a Flower' by L. E. L.; 'Lucy Bertram' by anon.; and 'Parting' by Barton among others. With additional illuminated title page and frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, rear joint cracked, boards holding. Minor closed tear to back strip. Front joint starting. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1887, and to dedication page undated. Internally, binding generally firm. Light minor faint spotting and handling mark to occasional leaf, otherwise pages generally clean throuhgout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .