1896. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt. Rebound school prize binding. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Front board feels loose. Presentation plate to front paste-down. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Loss to leather. Top edge of text block is dust marked.