1898. Popular Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Half bound blue leather with blue paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by John Sturgess. Dedication by the author. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing to endpapers. Dedication by author to front free endpaper. Minor pencil annotations to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners, crushing to spine ends and rubbing and staining all over, particularly to spine. Gilt lettering is dulled.