Story is about the life a bank teller in the 1870s, included after the story are Selected letters to and from E.N.W. followed by a brief biography of his life. Cover is good condition with typical wear expected of a book of this age. Pages have some yellowing and stains otherwise in nice condition and fully readable, binding is starting to separate at front flyleaf and there is cracking at rear flyleaf, gold gilt on top edges of pages.