1846. No Edition Stated. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Translated by G. J. Knox. Volume XIII in the publisher's Parlour Novelist series. Binding severely broken between p192-193; text block almost split in two, held by binding thread. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Small tear to top of decorative title page. Pages are rough cut. Some gutter cracking, thus pages are slack. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits (approx. 5mm) and crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine and board edges, with scuffing, small stains and marking across the boards. Notable dark liquid droplet marks to front and spine. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Front board mildly bowed.