Print, book, book-illustration, newspaper-periodical (BM 1992,0406.212.e 1)

Once a week. An illustrated miscellany of literature, art, science, & popular invention. Volume XI. June to December 1864. London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. London: Bradbury & Evans, printers, Whitefriars. 1864. 724p. [No separate plates.] In the “Index to Illustrations”, the artists are listed as: R. Barnes, W. S. Burton, G. du Maurier, F. Eltze, A. R. Fairfield, L. Frolich, C. Green, W. J. Knewstub, T. R. Lamont, H. Lucas, T. Morten, J. A. Pasquier, G. J. Pinwell, R. T. Pritchett, P. J. Skelton, F. A. Slinger, T. Sulman, J. Wolf. The illustration on page 98 is after Pasquier, accompanying the poem “Tintoret; Scene: Venice; time: the plague year”. The illustration on page 603 is after Morten accompanying the poem “The Cumaean Sybil”, by W. T. The illustrations are variously signed: "Swain". Robin de Beaumont’s notes about this volume are on the front endpaper verso.
Binding: Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Binder’s ticket on lower pastedown: “/ Charles Ratcliffe/ Printer, Stationer, Bookseller, Bookbinder &c./ 74, South Castle Street,/ Liverpool./” Blue bead grain cloth. Both covers are blocked identically in blind on the borders and on the corners, with a rule frame border and leaf and flower motifs on each corner. The upper cover has the title words: “/ Once/ a Week/” blocked in gold, in large gothic letters, with each capital “O” and “W” being placed within rectangular horizontal hatch gold lettering-pieces. Small plant decoration is adjacent to each capital letter. The spine is blocked in gold and in blind. Fillets are blocked across the spine in blind at the head and at the tail. On the upper half of the spine, the title words: “/ Once/ a/ Week./Vol. II [i.e. 11.]./” are blocked in relief within three rectangular gold lettering-pieces. Near the tail, the words: “/ Price 7/6/” are blocked in gold.