Stereotyped edition. 568 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound green leather with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Bewick and others. Marbled endpapers. Presentation plate on front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself scuffed. Gilt slightly dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed. Boards are slightly bowed.