1952. No edition remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Samuel Bryant. Maps across endpapers. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Tape repair to a small tear along front hinge. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.