1900. Authorised English Edition. 270 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound in leather with cloth covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Part I. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier rubbing and tanning with minor fraying, splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.