viii, 368pp, one in-text headshot for each biography in black and white. Patterned red cloth-covered boards; gilt illustration and titles on front and spine; text block edges gilt; illustrated endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed corners and spine ends with cloth worn through in places. Endpapers and prelims tanning, pages ageing. Hinges cracked and strained, volume a little loose. Otherwise internally neat and clean.
