1873. No Edition Remarks. 623 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative purple cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and title page. Gilded text block edges. Cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Binding throughout remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the start and end of the book. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed.