The London Edition. 666 pages. Dust jacket over green decorative cloth with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece with colour illustrations throughout. Volume 2. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages throughout; more prominent to text block edges. Front hinge is visibly cracked with netting exposed but remains attached. Binding otherwise remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping, denting and edge-wear. Spine has minor tanning with moderate crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Heavy tanning and scuffing overall.