Hardcover in original Dust Jacket with some notable flaws. 823 pp., no markings in text, a few creased pages around page 550-570. Gutter code U41 present on page 823, dating this printing to October, 1979. See condition notes below.

Dust Jacket - light soiling and edgewear, large dampstain along the spine and a faint one to the front cover, inside flap BCE statement clipped, corners bumped and split

Endpapers - front pastedown and front free endpaper bear the brunt of the dampstaining, ffep has an ownership stamp. Half-title page shows just a touch of dampstaining along the gutter.

Edges - edges are lightly soiled.

Boards - light edgewear, faint bumping to corners

Overall, a good reading copy with some cosmetic issues.