London: Bradbury & Evans, December (1855)-June (1857). 20 parts in 19 volumes. First edition in monthly parts. 8vo. First issue of no. XV, with corresponding slip in no. XVI. Complete with all ads; variant paper used for "Dr. De Jongh" ad at rear of no. V (on orange paper instead of brick-brown paper); some ads unopened; scattered light wear and wrinkling. Illustrated with frontispiece, vignette title-page, and 38 plates by H.K. Browne, foxed and slightly darkened. Bound in limp green illustrated wrappers, scattered wear, spines soiled with some slight repairs, some small closed tears to fore-edges, small open tear at top corner of front wrapper of no. XVIII; in two green linen-covered board fall-down-back boxes. Text leaves in no. XVI bound out of order, ownership signature at head of first leaf in no. I and at head of front wrapper on no. IV, V, and VI, scattered light wear to text and ad leaves, some scattered small closed tears to fore-edges of same. With the book-plate of C.K. Murchison on front ad of each volume.