1952. Reprinted. 715 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and maps. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to rear hinge with netting exposed. Binding loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.