1898. No Edition Remarks. 579 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Light foxing and heavy tanning to pages, text block edges and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.