1908. No Edition Remarks. 478 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front & spine, with de-bossed coat of arms motif to front board. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Contains black and white illustrations & plates. Gilt top text block edge.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Text is clear. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, Severe crushing with some loss to spine ends and rub wear all over. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darker to spine, bright and clear to front board.