Hand-book for the National Gallery
Subtitle: containing 1. A numerical catalogue of the pictures, and remarks : 2. Alphabetical list of the painters, their chronology, their schools, and references to their pictures
By: by Felix Summerly [i.e. Sir Henry Cole] ; with fifty illustrations by J. [sic] and W. Linnell.
Contributors: Chiswick Press.
Publisher: George Bell
Published: 1852
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: National Gallery (Great Britain) -- Catalogs.
Other titles: Fifty reminiscences of the most celebrated pictures in the National Gallery drawn from the originals by John James and William Linnell; National Gallery
Notes: Felix Summerly is a pseudonym for Henry Cole.  Cf. British Library Public Catalogue.

T.p. printed with author's monogram: "FS".

Wood-engraved plates are printed in brown.  Most are unsigned and all include captions.

"Price One Shilling."--Cover.

Cover was probably printed by the Chiswick Press.  Cf. McLean, Ruari. Victorian publishers' book-bindings in paper, 1983.

McLean, Ruari.  Victorian publishers' book-bindings in paper, p. 70.

MASS copy: In original light beige paper wrappers printed in black.  Upper wrapper printed with variation of t.p. including decorative wood-engraved initials and imprint date of1854.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the first edition of the handbook to the National Gallery, with additional notes; title: Numerical catalogue of the pictures in the National Gallery; title: Alphabetical list of the painters, their chronology, their schools, and references to their works; title: Painters arranged in chronological order.