1938. First Edition. 527 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and maps. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and maps with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.