8vo. [1], 266-278pp, [2]. With 30 plates of wood-engravings. Bound by Clyde of London in near contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Joints rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Lawrence Richardson Baily to FEP.

An extract from the London and Westminster Review (Vol. XXIX, April - August 1838) surveying advancements in wood engravings techniques.

Little is known of the binder James Clyde beyond his purchase in 1845 of the Newman Street premises of esteemed London bookbinder Charles Hering.