1945. Fifth Edition. 860 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations, with fold-out plates throughout. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Fold-out maps are lightly tanned with some mild tears to edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Moderate white marking to boards, with some minor brown marks to rear board.