ðə bˈʊk wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ vˈɑːljuːmz, ˈiːtʃ ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi pˈeɪdʒᵻz lˈɔŋ, ænd, fɔːɹ ɪts dˈeɪ, wʌz wˈɛlˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɛŋɡɹˈeɪvd dɹˈɔːɪŋz lˈɪŋkt tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz.
The book was published in two large volumes, each over 840 pages long, and, for its day, was well-illustrated with engraved drawings linked to the articles.