No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Volume 2 of 4. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding shaky. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Cracking to gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Some pages are coming loose. Front endpaper is torn. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened and faded. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.