1905. First Illustrated Ed. 186 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Inscribed by the author with dedication to dedication to front pastedown. Contains 3 black and white photographic plates, including frontispiece. Rough-cut pages are mildly tanned with moderate foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the start and end of the book. Front endpaper has been removed. Cracking to gutters and hinges, however binding remains firm with all pages attached. Pencil note to fore edge of frontispiece. Silver coated top text block edge. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Scuffing to edges. Faint black marks overall. Silver lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.