J.B. Lippincott Co., 1900. Limited first edition. One of 1,500 copies.
Good. First limited edition of 1500 copies with half of the first issue destroyed in a warehouse fire. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt emblem and border on front board. Gilt top edge, deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Binding is firm and square. Board corners bumped and fraying and edges scuffed. Heavy wear to spine with peeling chipping and scuffing. B/w photographic frontispiece, tissue protection. 35 magnificent plates. Interior free of markings and inscriptions.