1893. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably tanned. End papers are more notably foxed. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Some occasional heavy cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and heavy splits to joints. Gilt lettering has become dull. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.