1952. First Edition. 668 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white maps and plates. Clean pages, plates and maps with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed brown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.