No Edition Remarks. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations, photographs and plates throughout. Volume 1. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pencil scribbles to both endpapers & pastedowns. Back hinge is cracked, with netting exposed. Crinkling and cracking to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Thumb marking present. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.