280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with blind debossed illustration and gold lettering to front and gold lettering to spine. Contains photographic plates, illustrations and musical excerpts in notation. Pages remain clear and bright with minimal tanning throughout, some light occasional marking. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners and spine. Heavy sunning to spine.