1959. No Edition Remarks. 214 pages. No dust jacket. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Forewords by Earl of Derby and General Sir Cameron Nicholson. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Crayon mark to front endpaper and pastedown maps. 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. Gilt lettering is darkened. Surface damage to front board exposing underneath cloth. Book has a slight forward lean.