302 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Pencil inscription and embossed to front endpaper. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Noticeable black marks to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.