Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1850. First Cheap Edition. Hardback. No dust jacket.
Approx board size: 18.5cm H x 12.5cm W (7 ¾”H x 5”W). xiii, 175pp. Half bound in red hide and combed 'nonpareil' marbled paper, 4 raised bands. Frontis of paddle steamer. Nonpareil marbled pastedowns & endpapers. Neat rectangular bookplate (scored and now illegible); Double column text.
Condition Very Good. Boards and extremities rubbed and bumped. Inside: Generally clean, bright and tight; Minimal discolouration, though some spotting to the frontis, and the odd infrequent mark to pages.
Overall Condition – Good+