No Edition Remarks. 492 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Thumb-marking present. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Slight tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine.