1887. Fifth Edition. 469 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial blue cloth with gilt lettering. Part of the 'Boys' Select Library' series. Decorated end-papers. Black and white frontispiece. Gilt edges. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil marking to reverse of front free end-paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.