1897. Revised Edition. 834 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Contains colour maps. Heavy tanning and light marking to pages and text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed binding thread. Heavy cracking to front hinge, causing front board to be loose. Heavy rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions and inserts. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Some dents around edges.