First edition, limited to 1000 copies. "With seventy-nine illustrations in colour and black & white." Original brownish-grey boards and white buckram spine (lightly soiled) and gilt titled burgundy label (trifle rubbed). Spine tips worn; shadow of earlier label removed from lower spine. Top edge stained blackish-grey; others uncut. From a Montreal heritage library, with its bookplate and "For reference..." inkstamp on front & rear end-papers. Neat ink accession number at bottom of p.1 and blind-embossed stamp at p.9. Contents excellent, without any other library markings.