Octavo, decorated cloth, portrait fronts., 224pp., 16pp. adverts., all edges gilt. Binding quite dulled, some play in hinges (splitting over endpapers, but not detaching), slight wear at text block top corner. Still square, usable. Prize label at front paste-down endpaper, prize stamp following title, and later young owner's name in pen preceding fronts.

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