xx, 298pp, numerous in-text illustrations and photographs. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine. 4to. Sun-faded bottom edges, rubbed corners and spine ends with cloth wearing through; some tape residue to rear. Text block edges starting to tan. Endpapers tanning, scarring to front free endpaper, tape residue to rear free endpaper; lender's stamps and markings on copyright page; volume quite loose, pages ageing. Otherwise, internally neat and clean. Dust jacket tanning, has significant shelf wear, closed tears, minor loss to spine, chipping to edges, price clipped. tape residue to rear flap.
