4th edition. lxxii, 400pp, plus publisher's adverts front and rear, illustrated with 12 portraits engraved on steel. Blue cloth-covered boards, with blind tool work and gilt lettering on spine. Upper text block edge sprayed blue.12mo. Cloth a little tired, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, lightly sunned over spine. Unsprayed text block edges look dull and dusty. Front hinge cracked and some faint and occasional spotting and toning on first and last few pages.
