This book is in good to very good condition with some wear to the cover and spine from shelving. The book has brown end papers with the original tissues still in place at the illustrations. The book was published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1878. This was written by William Preston Johnston. The book has 755 pages. The front cover is coming loose from the spine but is still attached. The pages are still tightly bound. There is some minor foxing throughout. There are two advertising pages in the very back of the book. This has a cloth blind embossed cover. The gold leaf on the spine is about 90 per cent. There are two tiny tears at the top of the spine.