1898. Reprinted. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Hugh Thomson. Book has been rebound. Ex libris plate at front belonging to Harold A. Denison. Gilt top edge to textblock. Title to leather patch on spine. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name label to front free endpaper. Noticeable crack to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Some additional mild marks and staining.