Hardcover book with dust jacket that has some shelfware. Dust jacket has scuffs and smudges to front and back, grazing and some small tears to corners and spine ends.

Light foxing to back cover, see photo. Blue boards in good condition with light denting to bottom corners, see photos. Gold lettering to front in very good condition. Text block is in good condition throughout. Pages are clean and free from foxing or smudging. Illustrated with black-and-white images maps and diagrams throughout. A very beautiful book.