Eighth Edition. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a notable forward lean.