Publisher's full cloth. Rubbing, soiling, and wear to extremities. Spine ends and corners bumped and showing. Cloth on head and tail pieces fraying. Small open tear on lower edge of title page. Toning on edges. Large open tears with loss and affecting text on pp. 65-68. Small black mark on p. 181. Minor creases on lower corners of pp. 181-188. Age-toning and occasional thumbsoiling throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffe.