There are soil spots on the cover. The cover corners are bumped with under-board exposed. The backstrip is dark cloth with white under-spine exposed. There is an antique paper label on the backstrip. There is advertising on the back cover. There is advertising on the endpapers and heavy foxing. There are pencil notations on the top of the title page and the page opposite. The interior pages are stiff and white with mild tanning throughout. There is occasional mild foxing. The pages are fragile at page 399 and connected by strings. 504 pages + advertising.