Original brown cloth. With a frontispiece by the author, as well as twenty three full page illustrations at the rear. A UK third edition.
WRAPPER : No wrapper as issued.
BOOK : The book is sound and tight. The front and back boards are clean and bright, showing inconsequential rubbing to the corners. The lettering and gilt on the front board is bright and bold. The spine is bright and crisp, the spine lettering is bold. The spine is bruised to the ends. The pages are sound - the opening few pages are slightly foxed. The gilt on the closed page edges is bright. The binding is tight - no loose pages. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A nice copy of an uncommon title.
Publisher: James Nisbet, 1879
Condition: Very Good ++. Wrapper: No Jacket
