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The extraordinary success of The Keepsake of last year, has induced the Proprietor, in the hope of meriting the increased patronage he anticipates, to spare no exertion nor expenditure, however immense, in the formation of his present volume; and to secure for it the assistance of so many Authors of the highest eminence, that he ventures to assert, such a List of Contributors has never before been presented to the Public. (830) Promotion of the aggressive campaign for contributors conducted that year by Heath and Reynolds for the 1829 volume establishes a publishing event of colossal importance. The ad proudly features the list of contributors, promising 19 "Embellishments, . . . considerably increased in size, and, consequently, in value" (Keepsake 830). Also published are names of artists whose works are engraved for the 1829 Keepsake, as well as the engravers and the printer Thomas Davison, indicating the increasing celebrity status of engravers and production specialists. The language in Keepsake ads balances the proper degree of reserve with its high profile position. Words such as "eminence" and "patronage" suggest an oldworldly courtesy and exclusivity.
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