1956. No edition remarks. 135 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Maps across endpapers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.