1950. First Edition. 185 pages. Illustrated jacket over blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. From the Windows on the world series. Map endpapers. Includes photographic plates. Pages have moderate foxing, slight tanning and minor thumbing. Endpapers have strips of tanning caused by jacket. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall. Some staining to front flap.