1906. No Edition Remarks. 552 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound black leather with brown cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Volume 1. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour illustrative plates in places. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.