Author's Copyright Edition. 564 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative red cloth with gilt lettering. Gilded page edges. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.