1948. Reprinted. 236 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with brown lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates, maps and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.