Ninth edition. 128 pages. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. All edges gilt. Original cream endpapers. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper. 27 x 32 mm. Original dark green roan. Gilt ruled borders and gilt floral decoration with horizontal ruled gilt lines on the spine. Slightly rubbed at edges. According to Bondy, this title "belongs to the best-loved miniature books, and was obviously much treasured by our Victorian ancestors." At least 34 editions were published in England, making it the most common miniature book of the first half of the 19th Century. The earlier editions are less commonly found today. Bondy, 127. Spielmann, 466 - for 5th, 10th, and 17th editions. Welsh, 6424. OCLC number 702357183. WorldCat locates one copy of this edition worldwide (Yale University).