xviii, 474pp, several black and white charts and tables, a few illustrations. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt illustration on front, light blue titles on front and spine. 8vo. Light soiling and wear to boards, shelf number stickers on spine, moderately rubbed extremities, bottom corners rounded. Text block edges tanned, lending library stamps on top and fore-edges. Lending library markings on front endpapers, rear pastedown, title page, copyright pages and a few occasional stamps throughout volume. A few small pen notes early in volume. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight.