4 volumes. Illustrated with a total of 469 hand-colored plates, initials, ornamental objects, vignettes, etc. throughout. 9¾x6¾, uniformly bound in full blue morocco, gilt-paneled covers decorated with floral motifs of red morocco inlays, gilt-lettered and decorated spines with inlaid red morocco flowers, red morocco doublures with white watered silked endpapers, all edges gilt; together housed in a custom wooden slipcase. One of 26 hand-lettered copies printed on vellum paper. "Artists' Water Color and Hand Illuminated Edition."

The rare deluxe artists' watercolor and hand-illuminated edition. The plates in three states (most including one colored state). Includes hand-colored head and tail pieces, decorative initials, original watercolor floral decorations in Volume IV margins and volume I with half title. Gilt-stamped white morocco bookplate of A. Van Rensselaer on the doublures.