1899. Second edition. 776 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Rough cut edges to textblock. Rebound. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Small tear to title page. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.