1887. First Edition. 278 pages. Three quarter bound blue leather with blue cloth boards. Five raised bands to spine. 20 black and white illustrations throughout. Engraved on wood by J. Cooper from drawings by C.H.M. Kerr. Rebound. Gilt upper text block edge. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Heavy foxing to reverse of frontispiece. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to reverse of front endpaper. Pen inscription to half title page. Tightly bound text block. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Book has forward lean. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Gilt lettering has become dull.