First edition, first printing. 366pp, with occasional black and white illustrations in text and a handful of black and white plates. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles front and spine. 8vo. Cloth unevenly faded, sunned around spine, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Upper text block edge dust darkened, remaining edges have some faint spotting. Gutter ahead of title page opened (book opens to this page) and one page has a corner crease else internally neat, clean and tight.
