The volumes are uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco with cloth covered boards and compartmented spines, spines in poor condition with varying degrees of loss. Endpapers, half-titles, titles, and early introductory leaves a bit messy with moderate foxing, spotting, dust staining, soiling, and handling marks, otherwise just occasional and minor to margins, a couple of the maps, and the pages facing the maps. Most of the plates are very clean. No rips or tears, but with occasional light bumping/creasing. The volumes contain a total of 39 leaves of numbered, color plate, plate no. 8 is listed in the binder’s directions but shown on the errata slip as omitted, and 8 leaves of numbered folding maps, in part color. Separate color plates sell on Etsy for over 40 dollars each.