British Empire Edition. 473 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Rough cut page edges. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Hole to spine.