Judith Pasta (1 results)

[1838]. (Hardcover) Poor. [64]pp. Unfortunately this tiny book is lacking its covers, the front endpaper and the internal six leaves of the first signature (being the title page, and portraits of the Duke of Wellington and the Duchess of Kent with the accompanying poems of tribute). Included are portraits of Thomas Lawrence, Beethoven, Lady Blessington and singer Judith Pasta, a calendar for 1839, the birth dates of the royal family, lists of the sovereigns of Europe, the Queen's ministers, and ladies of the court. This is one of a series of almanacs published by Schloss between 1836 and 1843. Bondy says of the Schloss's Almanacs: They are true miracles of engraving, illustration, binding and presentation. Each of them has six charming plates accompanied by poems of praise, not infrequently their first appearance in print. Engraving by Benjamin Rees Davies. Portrait of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Marguerite Blessington, Thomas Lawrence & Judith Pasta. (Miniature Books, Almanacs, Miniature Books).…