Wonders of art.
Contributors: Prior, William Henry, 1812-1882.; Measom, George S., fl. 1845-1862.; Walmsley, John, fl. 1839-1878.; Jackson, Mason, 1819-1903.; Bolton, Thomas, fl. 1851-1893.; Thomas Nelson & Sons.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Published: 1856
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Fantastic architecture.
Notes: Text and decorative borders printed in gold.

Wood-engraved illustrations printed in brownish purple with pale blue and beige backgrounds.

A few illustrations are signed as engraved by G. Measom or Walmsley after W. H. Prior.  One is signed "M. Jackson Sc." and another: "T. Bolton Sc.".  Others are unsigned.

MASS copy: Bound in blue diagonal wave-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  With pastel yellow endpapers.
Table of contents: value: The Colosseum at Rome; value: Eddystone Lighthouse; value: The Taj Mahal, at Agra; value: St. Peter's at Rome, and Castle of St. Angelo; value: The Porcelain Tower at Nankin; value: The Great Wall of China; value: Leaning Tower at Pisa; value: Pompey's Pillar; value: The city of Benares - Hindoo Temple; value: The pyramids of Egypt; value: The Leaning Towers of Bologna.