Details: xii, (4), (1-2), 3-457 p. 20 cm. Illustrated with a portrait of the author and five illustrations by C. W. Jefferys. Brown cloth with pasted-on colour illustration in mylar-covered dustjacket. Bits of dustjacket adhered to rear cover. Jacket is worn, stained, and chipped, with largest chips in head and heel of spine. Front and back cover, as well as both flaps, remain. Mild spotting.
