1886. New Edition. 322 pages. No dust jacket. Embossed black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black & white frontispiece (by Pickering) detached but present. 'Bentley's Favourite Novels' 2-page catalogue to rear. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Cracking to hinges. Binding is weakened. Heavier tanning and foxing to pastedowns, endpapers and half-title page. Tissue guard present. Dusty top edge of text block. Tiny tear to edge of title page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slight fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Mild dust marks to front board.