viii, 338, [1], lxvi, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Trissinus, engraved printer's vignette on title, many engraved head- and tail-pieces, three engraved plates. (4to) 8½x10½, period half-sheep and marbled boards. First Edition.

The engravings depict music, portraits and views. "Many notices of scarce dramas will be found in this work, as the author has laboured with great and exemplary diligence in the illustration of his subject" (Lowndes). With a gift inscription dated 1911 on the front free endpaper. Lowndes 2813.