1951. First Edition. 885 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white fold-out map at rear. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.