Finally, the binding of the softback is terrible!
The series is printed by photo-offset in softback format but to very high quality.
Collected volumes have also been produced as both hardback and softback books.
He introduced a new typeface and new designs for the front covers of both the softback and hardback editions.
As of early 2014, softback and hardback editions up to and including 1946 have been published.
Approximately 150 softback copies were produced of each year from 1864 to 1878 and made available either as part of a set or as singles.
A less expensive binding method is that used for paperback books (sometimes called softback or softcover).
The original publications were in an unusual format (15 cm x 7 cm softback pictorial).