1899. No Edition Remarks. 429 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to pages. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil markings to first page textblock. Front free endpaper is missing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and boards with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.