1897. No Edition Remarks. 281 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil and pen writings to front free endpaper and half title page. Letters stuck to back pastedown. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Pencil and pen annotations and marginalia to a few pages throughout. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.