first edition Hardcover
1895 · New York
New York: Library of Columbia College, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Frontispiece etching, with a few textual illustrations. Presentation bookplate from Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Avery and the Trustees of Columbia College on the front pastedown. In a three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper binding, with five raised bands, gilt stamping, and matching marbled endpapers. The hinges are cracked. The rear joint is splitting, and the front joint is especially tender. The boards are rather edgeweorn and showing in several places. (Inventory #: 54044)