1897. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black and gilt decoration to front and spine. Contains black and white frontis. Title page states 'Published by Request'. Heavy tanning to pages, heavier to pastedowns and endpapers. Ink stamped name to front endpaper and pastedown. Slight dog-eared pages throughout along with noticeable tanning to text block edges. Both hinges and gutters are cracked, with gutters having exposed netting and some shaky pages. Pages 117 to 124 are bound unevenly, creating an uneven text block finish. Boards have some minor rubbing with moderate bumping to corners. Heavy crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fade.