First Impression. 454 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.