1901. Fifth Edition Reissued. 440 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth illustrative boards with black lettering to spine and front. Colour frontispiece & Black and white illustrations by J. Sturgess. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened and faded. Book has a slight forward lean.