454pp, various black and white plates. Half bound in blue leather over blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge gilt; marbled endpapers. 8vo. Leather rubbed on spine, corners and spine ends heavily rubbed wwth significant year to leather. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning and just starting to fox. Previous owner's stamp on front pastedown; scribble on verso of front free endpaper and first blank page. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring occasional foxing.