1848. No Edition Remarks. 282 pages. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 1 (A-L). Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. 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. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Scuffs and scratches to boards.