Cloth bindings with symbolism in black print and gilt accents in Art Nouveau style. The bindings and typography are in Art Nouveau style. Walter Crane (1845-1915) and André Cornelis Vlaanderen (1881-1955) were the designers of the binding and the typography. Illustrated with plates after Alma Tadema, Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, Jozef Israëls, Max Liebermann & Ilja Repin.