The Palace and park
Subtitle: its natural history, and its portrait gallery, together with a description of the Pompeian Court, in the undermentioned guides: 1. Palace and Park ; 2. Portrait Gallery ; 3. Ethnology & Natural History ; 4. Extinct Animals ; 5. Pompeian Court.
Contributors: Phillips, Samuel, 1814-1854; Latham, R. G. 1812-1888; Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854; Owen, Richard, 1804-1892; Hawkins, B. Waterhouse 1807-1889; Scharf, George, Sir, 1820-1895; Delamotte, Philip Henry, 1820-1889; MacLure, MacDonald & MacGregor; Bradbury & Evans
Series: Guides and handbooks illustrative of the contents of the Crystal Palace -- no. 1, 1856; Guides and handbooks illustrative of the contents of the Crystal Palace -- no. 11; Guides and handbooks illustrative of the contents of the Crystal Palace -- no. 15; Guides and handbooks illustrative of the contents of the Crystal Palace -- no. 16; Guides and handbooks illustrative of the contents of the Crystal Palace -- no. 17
Publisher: Crystal Palace Library; Bradbury and Evans
Published: 1855
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Crystal Palace (London, England) -- Guidebooks.
Other titles: Palace, park and Portrait Gallery
Notes: Monogrammatic device printed on t.p.: "Official CPC [i.e. Crystal Palace Contents?] 1854 Handbook".

Preliminary wood-engraved plate in part 1 included in pagination.

All five parts are with a separate t.p. that includes the same monogrammatic device dated 1854.

Part 1 is with publication statement dated 1856.

Parts 2-5 are with publication statement dated 1854.

Lithographed plates in part 1 with imprint: "Published for the Crystal Palace Library by Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie St.".  Plate [1] with additional imprint: "P. H. De La Motte.".  Plate [3] with additional imprint: "MacLure & Co. Lith. to the Queen".

P. 22 in part 2 misnumbered "2".

Preliminary lithographed plate in part 4 entitled: "Geology and inhabitants of the ancient world, the extinct animals restored by B. Waterhouse Hawkins. F. G. S.F. L. S." with imprints: "Published for the Crystal Palace Library by Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie St." and "P. H. De La Motte".

Preliminary lithographed plate in part 5 showing a floor plan of the "Pompeian Court" is without imprint.

Wood-engraved plates and most illustrations within all texts are unsigned.  Some are signed: "Martin. Sc." or "L.C. Martin" and one is signed: "P. H. Delamot".

Series title and numbering for part 1 (no. 1), part 2 (no. 15), part 3 (no. 16), part 4 (no. 17) and part 5 (no. 11) taken from publisher's advertisements in Massey Library copy of handbook no. 1 in this series dated 1854 and entitled: "Guide to the Crystal Palace and park".  See McLean D 0292.

MASS copy: Bound in blue morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  Upper cover blocked in gold with title and the same monogrammatic device as printed on t.p. Covers with the same design blocked in blind as that used on McLean D 0307.   Spine title blocked in gold: "The Palace, Park, and Portrait Gallery".  Spine with imprint: "Bradbury & Evans".  With ownership inscription: "Miss Stokes".
Table of contents: value: by Samuel Phillips; value: by Samuel Phillips -- by Samuel Phillips; value: by Samuel Phillips -- by Samuel Phillips; value: by Samuel Phillips -- by Samuel Phillips -- by Dr. R. G. Latham ... :; value: by Samuel Phillips -- by Samuel Phillips -- by Dr. R. G. Latham ... : -- by Edward Forbes ...; value: by Samuel Phillips -- by Samuel Phillips -- by Dr. R. G. Latham ... : -- by Edward Forbes ... -- described by Richard Owen ... ; the animals constructed by B. W. Hawkins ...; value: by Samuel Phillips-- by Samuel Phillips-- by Dr. R. G. Latham ... :-- by Edward Forbes ...-- described by Richard Owen ... ; the animals constructed by B. W. Hawkins ...-- described by George Scharf, Jun. ...