1897. First Edition Thus. 485 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Deckled edges. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges. Mildly loose front endpaper. Notable scuffing to rear pastedown. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has heavy crushing and tearing to ends, loss to tail. Notable creasing to rear board. Boards are mildly warped. Notable water staining to spine.