![English Bijou Almanac for 1839. Poetically illustrated by L.E.L. [i.e. Letitia Elizabeth Landon]. Schloss, A. [London]. 1838.](http://camdenlockbooks.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/P3163543_{width}x.jpg?v=1742132563)
[53] printed pages. Portraits of Duke of Wellington, Lady Blessington, Sir Thomas Lawrense, Beethoven & Giuditta Pasta, soprano. Contains dedicated laudatory poems by Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. With burgundy onlay, gilt date and hand-tooled floral decoration (slightly chipped). Complete with original brown morocco presentation case, lined with red velvet (slightly age-toned). Original tortoiseshell magnifier (with split). Engraved entirely with the burin (but not signed) by Benjamin Rees Davies on a single steel plate measuring about 223 x 147 mm; Davies engraved all the vertical parallelstrokesthroughout a line before turning the plate to complete the horizontal and joining curves of the letters. The type is less than 3-point and probably printed by McQueen. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. All edges gilt. Original dark green endpapers. 13 x 20 mm. Original burgundy and cream morocco. Neelnds/Joffe, 43. Spielmann, 447. Welsh, 2658. OCLC, 34961632. WorldCat locates 13 copies worldwide.