Published by Edward Stanford, London, 1876, 1st edition. Maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. 6.75ins x 4.75ins, other titles in series printed on endpapers, 185pp, 16pp book adverts. The section on Tobacco was written by John Dunning, both Hides and Leather and Guttapercha and Indiarubber were by J. Collins, that of Fibres and Cordage was by P.L. Simmons. Top of spine worn. G+ nr VG.