London.The Ray Society. 1889. xv, [1 blank], 79pp., followed by 18 finely hand-coloured plates numbered 36 - 53, with leaves of explanatory text opposite each plate; followed by 31pp. listing council and officers of the Society, and ad's for book titltes. Original decorative cloth gilt. Octavo. The book has been covered on clear polythene which has stuck with clear tape to the endpapers; some occasional light spotting; else a very good clean copy which would benefit from having the endpapers replaced.