579 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book is bowed and forward leaning.