1944. First Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates and maps throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean.