The Atlantic souvenir : a Christmas and New Year's offering : 1827.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skerrett, Joseph R. A., 1791 or 1792-1839, printer.

Newton, Gilbert Stuart, 1794-1835, illustrator.

Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856, illustrator.

Wall, William Guy, 1792-approximately 1864, illustrator.

DeWint, Peter, 1784-1849, illustrator.

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859, illustrator.

Drayton, Joseph, illustrator.

Ellis, George B., engraver.

Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869, engraver.

Maverick, Peter, 1780-1831, engraver.

Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837, engraver.

Childs, Cephas Grier, 1793-1871, engraver.

Humphrys, William, 1794-1865, engraver.

Gobrecht, Christian F., 1785-1844, engraver.

H.C. Carey & I. Lea (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gift books--United States.

Gift books.

United States.

Genre:

Gift books.

Penn Provenance:

Dechert, Robert (autograph) (LIBRA Rare copy)

Chamberlain, Dot (inscription) (LIBRA Rare copy)

Turn, John (inscription) (LIBRA Rare copy)

Physical Description:

ix, [3], 360 pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations (1 color) ; 15 cm

Manufacture:

Philadelphia : Skerrett--Ninth Street.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : H.C. Carey & I. Lea, [1826]

Notes:

With a half-title.

Published Dec. 4, 1826. See Thompson, page 49.

Illustrations signed: G.S. Newton, T. Doughty, W.G. Wall, P. Dewint, and C.R. Leslie. Plates engraved by G.B. Ellis, J.B. Longacre, Peter Maverick, F. Kearney, C.G. Childs, and W. Humphrys. The embossed presentation plate, on blue paper, is signed: Gobrecht ft. Drayton pn.

"List of embellishments.": Page [xi]. The plate listed as facing page 240 is bound in as the frontispiece.

Local Notes:

LIBRA Rare copy imperfect: presentation plate wanting.

LIBRA Rare copy has dated 19th-century manuscript gift inscription ("Dot Chamberlain From 'Grandma.' 1894") in pencil on front free endpaper; manuscript inscription ("Mr John Turn Esq") in pencil on front free endpaper.

LIBRA Rare copy has paper slip with manuscript purchase notes in the hand of Robert Dechert laid in; typescript bibliographic description of this copy signed by Robert Dechert laid in.

LIBRA Rare copy bound in full red morocco[?]; boards tooled in gold and blind; spine tooled in gold; gold-stamped spine title ("ATLANTIC SOUVENIR 1827"); gold-tooled cover edges; marbled endpapers; all edges marbled[?].

Cited in:

Shoemaker 23555

Faxon, F.W. Literary annuals, 58

Thompson, R. Annuals, pages 110

BAL 614

BAL 837

BAL 3090

BAL 10120

BAL 12038

BAL 15703

BAL 15904

BAL 17341

Wolf, E. Amer. embossed leather bindings, 19

OCLC:

191250791