Dark blue boards with bevelled edges. Picture to front and sine; gilt lettering to spine.  Rubbing to corners and ends of spine.

Endpapers are discoloured.  Free front endpaper is detached. Name on endpaper.

Illustrated in B&W by Stanley Wood.  Including frontispiece with tissue guard. 

Binding of some sections is slightly slack but pages are secure (apart the endpaper).

322 pages plus publisher's catalogue.

13.5 by 20 cm approx.