1887. No Edition Remarks. 423 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering. Yellow text block edges. Pages 419-426 are detached but present. First Series. Pages are mostly clear, with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Moderate cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Former owner's name and stamp to front free endpaper, with a pencil inscription to paste-down. Visible thumb-marking present throughout. A few small nicks and water marks to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a mild forward lean. Water drops on front board.