1898. Sixth Edition. 832 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Gutters cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pen and pencil inscriptions and annotations to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Marked splits to joints. Heavy fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a forward lean.