1897. No Edition Remarks. 700 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Contains colour illustrated plates. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription and stickers to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Dent to edge of rear board.