1900. No Edition Remarks. 512 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations, photographs and 12 plates throughout. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages have light tanning and foxing. Text remains clear and bright. Paper remnants to front pastedown. Binding is firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight bumping and fraying to corners, and mild scratching and rubbing overall. Some sunning to spine, with minimal crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright. Faint patches of discoloration overall. Book has a slight forward lean.