First Published. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white plates. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed binding thread. Plate facing page 256 is detached but still present. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.