Illustrated edition. 716 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustration plates. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.