1898. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Dark Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine with a gilded motif to front board. Red mottled text block edges. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Thumb-marking present. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering & motif is bright and clear to front board & spine .