476pp. + 12pp. ads at rear. Blue cloth ruled and lettered in gilt. Blue-green coated end papers. Frontispiece. Inner front hinge cracked, rear hinge a bit cracked, some shelf wear to edges, a few short tears at the base of the spine, a couple of cen tre signatures starting; otherwise a rather bright, very good copy. Ownership signature on front fly, dated 1896, The first edition was published in 1868.

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