T.p. printed in red and black within decorative double rule border. Half-title printed in red and black.

"The holiday library. Edited by William Hazlitt, Esq. of the Middle Temple."--Half-title.

Includes "Preliminary Notice.", signed "W. Hazlitt." (p. [i]-xiv).

Includes "Wieland's Preface to the Edition of 1803.": p. [xv]-xviii.

With decorative wood-engraved initials, head-pieces and tail-pieces.

Lithographed plates are with imprints: "J. Erxleben, lith." and "Day & Haghe, lithrs. to the Queen.". All are with title captions.

MASS copy 1: Bound in blue cloth embossed in an over-all decorative pattern blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold. With green-brown painted endpapers. With binder's ticket: "Bound by Remnant & Edmonds London".

MASS copy 2: Bound in red morocco blocked in blind with the title blocked in gold on the spine; a.e.g. Spine blocked in blind with series title: "Hazlitt's Holiday Library". With ownership inscription: 'Caroline Jekyll". Plates are hand-coloured. Lacking plate [1].