One was a set of 28 volumes (parts), priced at 4 shillings each.
The other set was in 14 volumes (divisions), in elegant cloth, bevel boards, cut edges, and priced at 10 shillings each.
The Dictionary was issued by part publication,[1] and its first edition appeared from 1857 to 1863.
In collected form (1863) there were three volumes, originally issued in 16 parts.
[3] The Imperial Dictionary was edited by John Francis Waller from 1857 to 1866;[2] Patrick Edward Dove was general editor for the first 20 numbers,[4] John Service was on the editorial staff 1858 to 1862, acting as sub-editor under Dove.