London: Smith, Elder, 1889. Brown cloth, covers bordered in black and blind; spine lettered and decorated in gilt, black and gilt bands at ends; black endpapers. pp (8), 356, (4, ads). Spine has a very small chip at head, a liittle bubbling of the cloth; two small dark spots to covers; inner hinges professionally repaired with black cloth tape; recased; bit of shelf wear to bottom edges; else VG clean and unworn copy. Housed in a custom slip case with polished brown morocco spine and moiré gold cloth covered boards. With a wrapper for the book, externally moiré gold cloth, internally marbled paper. Slipcase and wrapper are fine. Reprints 21 essays from the Fortnightly, Cornhill and Longman's magazines. ; Octavo