1897. No Edition Remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with a gilt design. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Presentation plate to front paste-down. Address label and inscription to prelims. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.