viii, 704pp, various in-text black and white engravings. Blue cloth-covered boards, bevelled edges; gilt design and titles on front, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge gilt; black endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed corner; rubbed spine ends with cloth fraying. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning. Pages starting to tan, prelims foxing; gutters cracked and strained, volume loose; pages 695-700 loosely laid-in, edges chipped. Otherwise, internally neat and clean.