Pale blue cloth HB with gold gilt decoration and lettering on spine, corners and spine ends slightly bumped and cover slightly browned but good,Dj clipped,browned and slightly torn,map endpapers,front frep has small piece cut out,back frep inscribed,great studies and sketches by twenty two authors,illustrated with original drawings, twenty four monochrome plates,twelve colour plates and two colour maps,pages slightly browned but no rips,stamps or marks,bind good, great illustrations and plates,lovely first edition book