1779. Second Edition. 520 pages. Includes index pages at rear. Full brown leather binding with gilt lettering. Front board completely detached but present. B&W illustrations throughout. Small brown stains (approx. 1cm) to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Visible finger smudging and other marks mainly around text block edges and at endpapers. Front endpaper attached to front board, but largely torn along gutter. Moderate wear, rubbing and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Rear joint cracked, but remains firmly bound. Heavy speckled tanning to spine and board edges, with cracking, scuffs and other marks across the boards. Minor amount of loss to base of spine.