391 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by P. B. Hickling. Colour illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion.Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Presentation plate to second page. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Book has a forward lean.