1905. No Edition Remarks. 148 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Volume I Part I. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Front free endpaper is detached but still present. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.