1898. Reprinted. 282 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Possible Ex Library book. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription and plates to endpapers and pastedowns. Pen annotations and underlining to pages throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is shaky. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and dark marking overall. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Water stained marking to all surfaces. Notable splits along spine joints. Black staining to rear board.