xx, 560pp; various in-text black and white illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, wear to boards, heavily rubbed corners and spine ends. Text block edge starting to tan. Lender's stamps and markings on front endpapers, title and copyright pages; endpapers starting to tan; rear hinge cracked and strained, volume loose. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and bright.