Books published by publisher Longmans, Green and co

First U. S. Edition which preceeds the UK edition by a year. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering. 361 pages, 24 pages of ads at the rear. A VG copy, covers are clean & fairly bright. Mild bump to one corner. Owner's name is stamped at the bottom edge of the page blocks & both endpapers. All in all a fairly nice example of the true 1st edition.

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