2 vols. (text & plates). Text vol. is [10], lxxi, 61 pp., with 12 lithographed or collotype plates; plate vol. with 51 plates, 41 of them chromolithographed, 10 in collotype, plus letterpress descriptions on interleaves; there are 63 plates in all. 15¾x11¼, original gilt-pictorial red cloth backed with red morocco, spines dec. & lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g.

Sumptuous production featuring an array of exquisite chromolithographed plates from Didot Freres, many with gilt highlights.The co-publisher is listed as Henry Sotheran of London.