1896. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Date taken from preface. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Visible black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.