Near fine. No dust jacket. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the front & spine, the book has floral motif endpapers and is embellished with nearly 100 full-page, half-tone engravings, illustrating the greatest events of the Century, and 100 portraits of the Most Famous Men in the World. Historical record of Europe and America during the 19th century. Binding is firm and square. All pages are clean and unmarked. Light bumping to board corners and spine ends.