Second Edition. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative grey cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to front hinge, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and pastedown. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Black marks overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.