xxviii, 522pp, [2]pp publisher's ads, some black and white photographic plates (inc. frontispiece). Blue cloth-covered boards, dark blue illustration and titles on front, gilt titles on spine. Maps to endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends; front top corner slightly bumped. Text block edges starting to tan. Gutter strained at title page, frontispiece partially detached. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Paper dust jacket spine tanning, has significant shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.
