1873. Author's Edition. 390 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Cracking to gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to one of first pages. Thumb marking present. 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. Splits to spine ends.