1897. No Edition Remarks. 234 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue quarter bound leather with blue cloth covered boards. Black and white plates and illustrations throughout. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Heavy cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Stains and markings to some pages. Tape mark to front free endpaper. Plates are lightly tanned with some foxing. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Medium crushing to spine ends causing chipping to leather to spine ends. Area of loss to top of spine. Wear marks overall. Book has moderate forward lean.