1889. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Patterned brown cloth to boards, with red cloth to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Front free endpaper removed. Binding is slightly loose causing pages to be shaky. Occasional dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Small splits with fraying and some loose to spine edges. Book has a slight forward lean.