First edition. Frontispiece, 7 engravings, 6 of which are hand-coloured, other in-text illustrations. 8vo. Publisher’s blind and gilt decorated cloth. Small nick to upper rear hinge, spine faded. Bookplate to upper pastedown, former owner’s signature to title page. xii, 370pp. London, Charles Gilpin, 1849.
W.M. Thackeray’s poem The Three Sailors is included in the work on p. 340-2.