New Edition. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering has become dull.