1909. No Edition Remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall; more noticeable to rear board. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.