London: The Leisure Hour Office 1887-88. Volume 9, #405, 1 Oct., 1887 - #454, 8 Sept., 1888. Quarto. Original blue-green bevel edge pictorial cloth stamped in black & gilt, green Illustrated endpapers. pp 848 + colour frontispiece with tissue guard, title leaf, and one other colour plates + 8 b&w plates + 1 blue plate. Numerous illustrations in the text. Called-for b&w plate at p 512 not present (never bound in). Minor use to spine ends and outer corners; chromolitho frontis. has foxing on the black recto and margins of verso, with foxing to margins of title page; yellowing and light foxing to page edges; creases to tissue guard at frontispiece; tissue guard of chromolitho at p 216 has long tears and is partially adhered to the image; near fine otherwise. Note: 2.5 kg parcel, extra postage will be required.; Quarto