8vo (186 x 119 mm). Half-title, frontispiece, numerous plates and maps (some folding), 16pp. catalogue at rear. (Some light toning and occasional spotting). 20th-century tan crushed levant gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt, spine with gilt lion emblem in 4 compartments.

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. “According to the agreement between the publisher and the author's agent, the book had to consist of about 45,000 words (hence the large type and heavy leading) of which about 35,000 would appear in the Strand, and about 10,000 be previously unpublished" (Woods A12).