Eighth Edition. 325 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Visible thumb-marking present throughout. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean and bow. Small splits to spine ends. Liquid drops on front and rear boards.