First edition. Oblong 8vo, (155 x 180). Seven full-page woodcut drawings by Charles Doudelet. Title page printed in grey-blue and black, printed throughout within a grey-blue border. Buschmann's allegorical colophon (rare variant) at end. Number 26 of the edition on van Gelder laid paper (250 copies) of a total of 270 copies printed on Christmas day 1896. Vlaamse bibliofiele uitgaven 1830-1980, no. 15