1899. No Edition Stated. 475 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Upper text block edge brown. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight scraping to pastedowns. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and pastedown. Small marginal tear to contents page. Text block edges dusty. Boards have heavy edge wear, with intense bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are very crushed and frayed. Scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Slight water staining to front and rear. Gilt is bright.