Copy 2: Printed by Abner Forbes, bound in blind- and gilt-stamped cloth as above, spine gilt-stamped with urns and foliage in a very similar pattern to the above, with differences upon close examination. Dedication in plain type, copyright information contained within straight lines. Frontispiece (design as above) and plates printed in blue.

Copy 3: Printed by Pillsbury and Knapp, bound in blind- and gilt-stamped cloth as above, spine with very similar but not identical pattern. Dedication in several different decorative fonts, copyright information in wavy lines. Frontispiece (design as above) printed in gold, plates uncolored.

Cummings's novel is obtainable, but this grouping offers a rare research opportunity for scholars of 19th-century printing, binding, AND/or illustration, or of novels of that era.

•  Wright, I, 778. Publisher's cloth, as above; generally lightly worn over extremities, two volumes slightly cocked. One front free endpaper with decorative ownership stamp, one with pencilled ownership inscription, one with early inked ownership inscription marking purchase in Manchester. Scattered instances of foxing, offsetting; copy 3 with light waterstaining to some leaves. A potential treasure trove of study and information.