1901. No Edition Stated. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Publisher's catalogue to rear. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Noticeable cracking to gutters exposing netting. Binding is loose however pages remain attached. Front free endpaper removed. Rough-cut pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil annotations and marginalia to a couple of pages. Occasional dog-eared corners with small tears to text block edges Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits with fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Water staining overall, with minor discoloration marks to front. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.