1856. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Red leather with gilt decoration and lettering. Contains black and white illustrations by Birket Foster. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked with a loose binding, plates and pages. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Splitting to spine joints and ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.