499 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red pictorial cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Printed in French. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrations within. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.