PART ONE ONLY. Rare. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Page edges coloured to complement the boards. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped. Edgewear, especially along the spine edges where the cloth is splitting. Spine is age darkened, with bumping to ends and some fraying to head and foot. Both inner hinges are cracked, ffep detached. The binding on the textblock is rather loose, the bundles are separating but still well held. Textblock is tanned and a little grubby. 276 pp. Wood engraved illustrations. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 484g. (YBP Ref: 031319:15)