Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Added colour wood-engraved decorative t.p. with signature: "A. Warren del.".

Colour wood-engraved plates are with imprints: "J. F. Shaw & Co., Paternoster Row." and "Leighton, Bros.". All are with captions.

Plates include areas printed in colour with metal.

Wood-engraved plates printed in black included in pagination. Each plate is printed with decorative border, some of which incorporate the title of the book. Most are signed as engraved by "W. Cheshire". All are with captions.

Illustrations are by C. Green, R. Hind, J. B. Zwecker, T. Kennedy, H. Anelay, W. Tomlinson, P. Justyne, E. M. Wimperis, L. Huard, P. Skelton and J. Jackson.

Includes wood-engraved decorative initials, head-pieces and tail-pieces.

T.p. and text printed within decorative floral and rusticated border.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in half green calf and marbled paper-covered boards. Edges of calf tooled in blind and spine with lines tooled in gold. Lacking leather title label. With ownership inscription: "James Matthews".