No Edition Remarks. 655 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece with black and white plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout, heavier to first and last few pages. Tears affecting text to pages 325-330 and plates are partially detached. Stains and markings to some pages throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine with crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.