Three volumes. 156 pp. with 78 plates; 148 pp. with 76 plates, 140 pp. with 71 plates. (4to), original dark green cloth, gilt and blind decoration to boards and spine, in original light-blue dust jackets printed in darker blue. Early printing.
An elaborate and impressive production, featuring illustrations by Darley, Barraud, and other leading artists. A fine example of late 19th century trade bookmaking. An early printing, issued less than ten years after the first edition, and super-scarce in the fragile decorated and printed jackets.
There are not early examples of illustrations by Arthur Rackham in this book, as was originally described.
