1917. First Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Notable black marks overall. Textblock is shaky.