1897. New Edition. 562 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Creasing and small tears to some pages, with top of preface page ripped out, affecting text. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Blue and red marking to front board. Paper residue to rear board.