First edition, first impression. xvi, 258pp, with occasional maps and illustrations in text. Mustard cloth-covered boards with blue titles to spine. 8vo. Cloth covers are a little soiled, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. An ex university lending library copy with the usual markings on the front endpapers, a shelf number on the spine and a small stamp on the title, copyright and final pages. Pen mark in the margin of p.51 else internally neat, clean and tight.