Published by John van Voorst, London, 1886, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Black decorative borders to front board, bevelled edges. No dustwrapper.10ins x 7.75ins, xi, (i), 214pp, 2pp book adverts plus colour frontis and 13pp colour plates (2 folding), as required. Also 16 black and white illustrations within the text. Bookplate of C. Antony Norris to front free endpaper. Name and address and signature of two other owners to half title page. Scratch mark to front cover is the only real defect to this copy. Contents VG, Boards G+ nr VG.