1953. Reprinted. 544 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt .Maps across endpapers. Black and white illustration plates throughout and similar frontispiece. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some bumping and fraying to corners, tanning and marking. Spine mildly crushed top and bottom. Gilt remains bright and clear. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with major tears, chipping and creasing. Repairs with tape.