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London Chappell & Co. c. 1853. With a superb colour lithograph portrait by John Brandard of a young Queen Victoria in a ball gown .John Brandard (1812-1863) specialised in Waltz, Polka covers and worked extensively with Michael and Nicholas Hanhart to produce these opulent sheets Written by Charles D'Albert(1809-1886)although born in Germany, his father was a French Cavalry captain and upon his death, D'Albert and his mother decamped to England. He became very famous as a dancing master and moved to Newcastle upon Tyne. He wrote the standard work Ballroom Etiquette and a large number of Polkas, Quadrilles and Galops and the Sultan's Polka and the Edinburgh Quadrille were especially popular. Folio size with music. Fractional trimming to lose part of 'The"at top and an old repair running from bottom of spine edge into lower edge of oval portrait to very minimal effect else VG.