The Contractors beg to notify that, in consequence of their having only received the Numerical Arrangement of Exhibitors twelve hours before going to Press, and not having received, in many cases up to the present time, the full Descriptions and Illustrations for this work, particularly from foreign countries, they are only enabled to offer a limited edition of the introductory part, including Classes 1 to 4, and the Illustrations accompanying them, which must be looked upon merely as a rough specimen of the plan of the work. A new and more correct edition of this part, and of the remaining portions of the Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue, will appear as soon as possible, and directions for placing the Illustrations in the complete work will be given with the last part. |