The book was edited by Lady Marian Alford, who some years later would write another book to complement Higgin's more practical text book. This was the Needlework as Art volume, which came out in 1886.
Source: EDWARDS, Joan (1976). 'A survey of English literature of embroidery, 1840-1940', The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 76, pp. 3-20. Dowload here.
The book can be downloaded here (retrieved 20 November 2016).
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 20 November 2016).
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