1955. Reprinted. 529 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustration plates. Black and white fold-out map at rear. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.