æz wˈɜːd spɹˈɛd ʌvðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, hiː mˌeɪd mˈoːɹ həɹˈældɪk kˈɑːntækts ɚɹˈaʊnd jˈʊɹɹəp ænd wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɛkspˈænd ðə wˈɜːk tə tˈuː vˈɑːljuːmz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
As word spread of the publication, he made more heraldic contacts around Europe and was able to expand the work to two volumes in 1884 and 1887.