Revised edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Orange boards with black lettering to front and spine. Numerous black and white illustrations and maps throughout. Foreword by Sir Frederick Rees. General Editor G.S. Maxton. Binding remains firm. There is the previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages and pictorial elements remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Couple of minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to back corners and light crushing to spine ends. Very slight tanning to spine, but lettering is bright and clear still.