1926. Eighth Edition. 566 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Minor foxing and noticeable tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has lighter tanning with soft splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.