xvi, 490pp, 6pp of publisher's ads, a few black and white illustrations and tables. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Light wear to boards and spine; sun-faded spine with shelf number written on; rubbed spine ends and joints , cloth wearing, quite cocked. Text block edges heavily tanned. Presentation plates on front endpapers, scarring on front pastedown, front hinge cracked. Gutters occasionally stretched, volume quite loose. Lending library markings on front pastedown, title and copyright page. Tanning around page margins. Teaching through experiments.
