1889. No Edition Stated. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and red lettering and decorations to front. Signed by the author with dedication to reverse of title page. Ownership plate belonging to Peter Rylands to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing throughout. Mild cracking to gutters on occasion, binding remains firm. Deckled top text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Slight fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Faint marks and scratches to both boards with minor water staining to rear.