1879. No edition remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Binding remains firm. Front hinge and one or two gutters cracked. Rest of gutters are crinkled. Front endpapers ripped out. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Fraying to corners and splits to spine. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine. Boards are bowed.