Hardcover, no dustjacket, illustrated white cloth, top edge gilt, frontis illustration with the original tissue-guard + 33 additional illustrations, title page printed in red and black, this vintage treasure is very well-preserved with a few minor flaws: a very slight spine-lean, small areas of tanning on the spine and very mild overall tanning to the spine, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, ""Angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, and all the glorious hosts of heaven were a fruitful source of inspiration to the oldest painters and sculptors,"" nice gift copy ; 267 pages