No Edition Remarks. 472 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Decorative blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Gilt textblock edge. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.