1897. No Edition Remarks. 617 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and liquid marks to boards.