Little scattered foxing; 3 corners slightly bumped. Spine and its gilt title slightly faded: title and gilt illustration on front are bright. Pages uniformly yellowed and edges browning. Frontis in b&w with tissue guard and 10 other b&w plates, complete. 16 main biographies of people who made it successfully and a number of lesser accounts of those who presumably did not return. Very Rare in the original. Reprinted by at least 3 publishers and some are Common.