Subscribers' edition. 864 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Book has strong backwards lean. Boards are slightly bowed.