Dark blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Browned closed page edges. Fading along the front edges and water marks to the rear. Spine crinkled. Internally sound. Small inscription to the ffep. A colour plate of The Fanciful Beasts of Heraldry included loose and placed in the front. No further inscriptions, 234pp. Clean and bright pages with black and white illustrations throughout. (Any digital image available on request).