A cheaper edition or a cheaper reprint of the first edition which appeared in late 1895
Information from the following sources:
Identical notices in the 1895-12-14 issues of The Spectator (page 872) and The Saturday Review (page 814), which say "Imperial 16mo, fancy cloth, gilt top, 3s. 6d." --"Downey & Co.'s New Books"
1895-11-30 issue of The Saturday Review, which says under the subheading "Two New Christmas Books": "Imp. 16mo, gilt top, 3s. 6d."
A long notice of small one-line listings, "Publications of the Week", in the 1895-11-30 issue of The Spectator on page 776, which says "cr 8vo" (Crown octavo) "3/6" and gives the same author, title and publisher.