xviii, 980pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine, blind embossed border on front. Sun faded spine; ends bumped, cloth starting to fray. Outer edge untrimmed. 'Map' endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Though an American citizen Gunther wrote his book as an outsider, having been away from the States for 10 years, his aim was to tell the story of modern America and he set out to tour the country and interview its prominent citizens, including business leaders, politicians, writers and academics. This is the First British Edition which was printed in the US due to post-war paper shortage.
