xviii, 298pp, some black and white plates and illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine, cream endpapers. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed joints, corners and spine ends with cloth fraying, tear in cloth at front fore edge, a little cocked; rear board has crease top corner. Text block edges tanning. Bookseller's label on front pastedown; gutters cracked and strained at title page, volume loose; pages starting to tan. Otherwise internally neat and clean.
