Illustrated by C. W. Reed. Sm8vo. [xi], (1), 228pps. 18 b&w illustrations. Copyright page has date of 1893, however the merger of Lothrop, Lee & Shepard was in 1904 so the publication was likely then. Red cloth covered boards with silver and black stamped lettering and illustrations on front panel and spine. Board panel edges are darkened but appears to be more from dye runs than sunning. Corners crimped on corners at head and tail of board spine. Fore-edge tips are scuffed but not rubbed through. Age-toning to external pages edges. Previous owner's name/date on FFEP. Age-toning to text pages else internally clean. Text block is solid. Gray paper dust jacket with black lettering and illustration on front jacket panel, matches the front board panel; black lettering on spine. Jacket is lightly soiled overall. Spine and fore-edge folds are a bit sunned, faint damp stains on spine. Small round sticker on spine. Lower edge at tail of spine has loss on back corner of approx. 1/4" by up to 3/16"; front corner has loss of 3/8" by up to 1/2" with an adjacent closed slightly diagonal 3/8" tear and several adjacent diagonal creases to the lower edge. Lower edge of front panel has a 3/4" closed vertical tear to the right of center. Lower right front fore-edge corner has a closed vertical tear of 5/8" along the fore-edge fold and with an open oval loss of 3/8" by 3/16"; also adjacent are two closed tears of 3/8" or less. Lower edge of back jacket panel has a 7/8" closed vertical tear toward the lower back fore-edge corner. Upper edge at head of jacket spine is chipped and rubbed. Upper back fore-edge corner has a 1/2" closed vertical tear along the fold. Shallow creasing along upper and lower edges and with several small closed tears of 3/8" or less. All fore-edge corners are rubbed and with small amount of loss. Price of $1.35 is shown on the inside front flap. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.
