1887. Twenty-Fourth Edition. 418 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.