1879. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Red decorative cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached; lighter cracking to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends; prominent splitting to joints. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.