1901. Popular Edition. 480 pages. No dust jacket. Brown illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Volume I. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpaper and pastedowns. Front free endpaper is missing. Hinges and gutters are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Heavy splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.