"First Edition" stated on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. With 73 illustrations and five tables. 240 pages with index. Dust jacket has some foxing to front spine edge, closed tear to spine edge; not price clipped (15.00 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.