Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London, 1882, 1st edition. Full leather binding. Five raised bands to spine. Gilt lettering on red leather patch to compartmnet two. Gilt lettering to front board. Triple ruled borders and gilt corner decorations to front and rear boards. Inner dentelles with elaborate gilt decoration. Teg. Folio, 17.75ins x 14ins, marbled endpapers, [vii] - half-title, title, preface, list of plates, followed by 21 mounted plates each faced by one (or sometimes two) pages of text. Some other small illustrations within the text pages. Plates drawn by the author -Heywood Sumner. Considerable light foxing. Bookplate of Ernest Shackleton to front pastedown and that of Robin Myers to front free endpaper. Scratch mark to front board. G+ nr VG. Nb heavy book (over 4kg) extra postage will be required for overseas customers.