New York: Robert Sears, 1853. Hardcover. Small 4to. Very good. Beautifully bound in green cloth with gilt decoration and title to boards and spine. Minor wear to exterior includes bumping to spine ends and corners, fading to spine, and rubbing. Small chip to head of spine. Minor foxing and browning to interior, though text remains bright. An error in the printing/binding has left extra paper at the bottom corner of page 481 which is folded in. Small tear to paper at front hinge, though it remains tight and secure. Else is clean and bright with wonderful illustrations throughout, including many full pages. Illustrated title page and frontispiece. 648 pages + ads. AME/062025