1897. No Edition Remarks. 369 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Paste downs look like plates have been removed. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Top edge of text block is dust marked.