452 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. 'Presentation Copy' stamp to title page. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and pastedown. Text block edges are a little tanned and foxed with minor scratches. Front board is bowed with a visible fraying crease. Otherwise, boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and moderate bumping and fraying to spine ends. Small liquid stains to rear. Spine is noticeably sunned. Gilt is bright.