1896. No Edition Remarks. 476 pages. No dust jacket. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Volume 1. Binding remains firm. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to one of front endpapers. 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 darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Dent and tear out to front board near bottom edge.