1817. Second Edition. 279 pages. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards with lettering. Black and white folded illustrated frontispiece. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscriptions to front free endpaper and title page. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Heavy water staining to front pastedown, free endpaper, frontispiece and first pages textblock. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate peeling and scuffing to spine, edges and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.