1899. No Edition Remarks. 879 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout with some black and white photographic plates. Medium cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Stamp to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Staining overall.