No Edition Stated. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Black and white illustrative frontis and 3 further plates by Paul Hardy. 16 pages of publisher's adverts to rear. Front endpaper has been removed. Notable surface tearing to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. More moderate foxing to half title page and endpapers. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown with slight staining to pastedown and endpaper. Boards a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Book has a prominent forward lean. Gilt is bright.