1896. No Edition Remarks. 279 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Half bound in leather with cloth covered boards. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Rebound. Moderate tanning to pages with moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting; some pages are loose but binding otherwise remains firm. Annotations in pencil throughout; text remains legible. Boards have minor corner bumping, rubbing and edgewear with moderate tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate rubbing and sunning with noticeable loss and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.