No edition remarks. 656 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt decoration. Illustrated black and white frontispiece. Gilt edged text-block. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Heavier cracking to gutters at boards, which feel loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Small splits and loss of cloth at spine joints and head. Book has a slight forward lean.