1898. Fourth Edition. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Letter inserted and signed by the author. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Front hinge is cracked. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.