London, Palaeontographical Society, 1901-1918, 1971. In three volumes. Thick 8vo (27.1 x 21.3 cm). Text volume: Title page, 719 pp. ([e]-m, clxxi, 539); 359 text illustrations; Atlas volume: Title page, 52 lithographed plates with explanatory text leaves; Supplement: Title page, 130 pp. Uniform red buckram with black title on the spines.

A massive, well-illustrated monograph which included many new and previously poorly known species. Written by the British palaeontologists Gertrude Lilian Elles (1872-1960) and Ethel Mary Reader Wood (later Dame Ethel Shakespear) (1871-1946). The fine illustrations are by Wood. With a long publishing span and, therefore, seldom found complete. It consists of the Palaeontographical Society Monographseries numbers 260, 265, 271, 288, 297, 305, 316, 323, and 339. The much later supplement ( Pal. Soc. Monograph 529), was written by the graptolite specialist Isles Strachan (1924-2012). It contains historical notes, type designations, a revision of nomenclature, and addition of British species described between 1818 and 1970, and forms an essential addition to the main work. An excellent, clean set.