1878. No Edition Remarks. 283 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding shaky. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Pages 273-276 are detached but still present. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.