- The Bijou; or Annual of Literature and the Arts

London, WIlliam Pickering, 1828. Leather. A copy of The Bijou; or Annual of Literature and the Arts published by William Pickering. With numerous black and white illustrations. William Pickering (2 April 1796 – 27 April 1854) was an English publisher, notable for introducing cloth binding to British publishing. Pickering began working as an antiquarian bookseller before 1820, and quickly moved into publishing. In a red calf leather binding with beige paper covered boards. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is a bookseller's paper label to the front pastedown. There is a blind stamp to the recto of front free end papers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

See/Hide Conditions of Sale

Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

We send all our books on approval and we gladly accept returns for any reason in like condition within 30 days of purchase.
We now post only via DHL as weight for weight it is a very similar cost to recorded mail, but is fully tracked and much more reliable. This gives next day delivery to places as far afield as New York. Price is based on an average book weighing 1kg. if your book is very light it may be less, or more for sets and the like that are heavier.

Payment Methods Accepted
All major credit cards (Visa/Mastercard/American Express); bank transfer; Paypal; cash; cheque.