1884. No edition remarks. 284 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial boards with gilt lettering. Contained Four black and white illustrated plates. End papers and paste downs with green floral pattern. Severe cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose and exposing netting. Guttering is severely cracked but binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned and foxing throughout. Previous owner inscription to front end paper, dated 1886. Plates in good condition with light foxing and tanning. Water mark to top text block edge, text unaffected. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Boards have moderate edge wear and fraying with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine is lightly tanned and crushed to ends with small splits. Joins are splitting with fraying. White marks to rear board.