1898. No Edition Remarks. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate water staining and tanning to pages, pastedowns, free endpapers and text block edges; text unaffected. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.