1858. No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations and fold out illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Page 193-4 has small loss to bottom corner with minor affect to text. Light thumb marking present. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean.