1857. No Edition Stated. 2020 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Half bound in vellum with red cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Latin text. Double column. Noticeable cracking to hinges, exposing binding thread. Binding throughout remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned with some foxing throughout. Water markings to edges 1800 -2020, affecting text in places. However, it remains legible. Pen & pencil inscriptions to endpaper. Deckled text block edges with minor chipping and tearing. Faint thumb-marking. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Noticeable black and white marks and scratches overall. Library labels to front and spine.