245 pages, indexed, black and white plates. The book is ex library, with minor stamps; the back hinge looks as though a page has been removed, but the binding remains solid. The jacket is price clipped and chipped at the edges. Otherwise the book is clean, unmarked and solid. Cecil McKay was director of the Sunshine based H. V. McKay Massey Harris, famous for the McKay Harvester. He is also prominent in Victorian rowing history.