1896. New Edition. 790 pages. No dust jacket. Blue textured cloth. Shaky binding due to heavily cracked hinges and gutter towards centre of textblock, but all pages remain attached. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Previous owner's inscription to half title page and page facing it. Paper remnants to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Moderate crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. A few small visible marks to rear board.