1933. First Edition. 529 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 1. Pages 119-122 detached but present. Black and white illustrated plates. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil; text remains unaffected. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.