This is an early printing and shows its age. The binding is holding together but the back cover is beginning to separate at the hinge. The front cover and some pages have spots of liquid damage. The boards have extensive fraying with a number of chips missing from the edges of the spines. There are several ink and pencil notations on the inside cover and ffep. There is some foxing throughout, heaviest on the title page due to the tissue placed over the engraving.