1900. New Illustrated Edition. 279 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Edited by Brander Mathews and Laurence Hutton. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters.Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. 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. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.