1953. No edition remarks. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs. Maps across endpapers. Black and white fold-out map at rear. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding slightly loose. Some page corners folded. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.