1847. No Edition Remarks. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with blind-stamped decoration. Originally published in the Spectator. Eight pages of advertisements to rear. Rough-cut pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Top text block edge slightly darkened. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits with minor fraying to spine ends and joints. Book has a slight forward lean.