1895. No Edition Remarks. 283 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial boards with gilt lettering. First chapter page is slightly loose. Pages are notably thumb-marked, with moderate tanning and foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Presentation inscription to front free endpaper, with a pencil inscription to paste-down. Gutters and hinge are slightly cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains mostly firm. Rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean. Liquid drops and thumb-marking to surfaces.