1904. Twenty-seventh Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding and certain pages to be attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.