158pp, with black and white illustrations and charts, black and white photographic plates through the text and a family tree on last page. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Text block edges heavily tanned and foxing, top edge dusty and tanned. Tanning on endpapers and a lender's stamp on the rear free endpaper. Ex-lenders stamp and notes title and copyright pages. Internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with self-adhesive plastic (adhered to volume), shelf number sticker on spine and wear to covers.