1879. Second Series. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering and embossed design to boards. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Mild cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pencil inscription to front paste down and end paper. Moderate tanning and mild foxing to text block edges. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable tanning to upper edge of front board. Striped heavy tanning bands to rear board. Moderate scratching and marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine. Notable tears to joints.