1909. No Edition Remarks. 337 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Frontispiece is detached. Previous owner's inscription to reverse side of first title page. Cracking to front hinge. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.