1896. No Edition Remarks. 144 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Mild cracking to gutters and front hinge, slightly exposing netting in places. Binding remains firm. Rough-cut pages are lightly tanned with noticeable foxing. Some pages are uncut. Small stamp to bottom edge of front pastedown. Expected tears and creases to edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Faint black marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.