1897. No Edition Remarks. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrated plates and pages by the author, with assistance from Chas. Whymper and P. Ch. Trench. Large losses to front endpapers. Deckled text block edges. Heavy insect damage to front and rear boards. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed with a few nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Noticeable cracking to gutters and rear hinge with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Slight creasing to gutter edge. Plates are moderately tanned with foxing present. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Liquid drop through contents pages. Pencil annotation to endpaper and page 1. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with moderate bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing and fraying to spine ends. Heavy insect damage on front and rear boards. Liquid drops on all boards. Gilt lettering is bright and clea