Tenth Volume in the series of Literary Anthologies. Beautifully illustrated with 8 Engraved Plates protected by tissue guards (2 of the 10 published are missing). Includes:Aloff and Henekka, a Legend of the North; The Boy and the Holy Image; Hawking Song; Burial of Napoleon Buonaparte; St. Michael's Mount; The old Man of the Mointain, a Tale of the Third Crusade; Departure for Waterloo, and many more. Period Black Full-Leather binding with Gilt lettering & date on spine.All page edges Gilt. Yellow endpapers. Front hinge cracked. Text block firm. Name on ffep dated 1844. No other inscriptions.

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Bookseller: White Swan Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 100047
Title: The Literary Souvenir
Author: Watts, Alaric A. ( Editor )
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longman, Rees, orme, Brown, Green & Longman
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1834
Pages: 306
Size: 6 1/4" Tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Classics; Antiquarian; Anthology;

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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...