1896. 488 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Rough-cut pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying, with loss to spine edges. Black marks and water staining to all surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean.