BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Summary

[Bibliographical Note.—Of this Catalogue there are five editions :—

First Edition (1879-1880).—The title-page is as shown here on the preceding page. Octavo, pp. 108. The “Note” (here p. 371) on p. 3 ; Preface (here pp. 373-404), pp. 5-44 ; the Notes on Prout (here pp. 405-439), pp. 45-82; Notes on Hunt (here pp. 440-448), pp. 83-90; Appendices i.-iv., pp. 91-97. (These appendices, being extracts from Ruskin's books, are not here reprinted : see below, p. 448 n.). Catalogue of Drawings (here pp. 449-454), pp. 99-100; List of Contributors to the exhibition (here p. 454), pp. 107-108. The imprint at the foot of the last page reads—“London : Printed by Strangeways & Sons, Tower Street, Upper St. Martin's Lane.” The headlines vary according to each division of the pamphlet. Issued in mottled grey paper wrappers, with the title-page (set slightly differently) repeated on the front cover, and with the following words added at the foot: “First Edition. Price Is. 6d. | N.B.—Twenty-five per cent, of the Entrances to the Exhibition will be | divided among Art Charities.” The variation in the setting of the title-page is as follows : “Notes by Mr. Ruskin | on | Samuel Prout and William Hunt.” On p. 4 of the wrappers was an advertisement of the Illustrated Edition.