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The Moss Rose for 1848.
Edited by Alfred A. Phillips
New York: Nafis & Cornish
1848
First Edition
12mo, 311 pages, publisher\'s original gilt decorated black leather. All edges gilt. Illustrated with hand-colored frontispiece and black and white plates. Some damage to hinges and spine, a small gathering of pages detached, some discoloration and foxing, previous owner\'s inscription, some rubbing and wear, else in good + condition.
The Moss Rose for 1848, edited by Alfred A. Phillips and published by Nafis & Cornish, New York, is an attractive American literary annual, gift book, and illustrated holiday keepsake of the mid-19th century. Issued in the ornate style popular for Christmas and New Year presentation volumes, it belongs to the golden age of Victorian gift books, combining sentimental literature, poetry, short fiction, and decorative engravings in a format intended to appeal as both reading matter and display piece. Contemporary notices describe the work as illustrated with mezzotint engravings, and copies are also noted with a hand-colored rose plate or frontispiece, enhancing its charm as a period gift annual. A pleasing example of 1840s American publishing, The Moss Rose is of interest for collectors of literary annuals, Victorian keepsakes, illustrated books, American gift books, decorative bindings, and 19th-century popular literature.
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