Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. VIII-188 p., plates, 3 maps, one folding. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt at the spine, spine very faintly faded, eps very slightly foxed, very good indeed. Presentation from the author in his hand: 'MGH and SEH with the author's compliments. Christmas 1945.' Uncommon. Only 7 copies of the first edition found at WorldCat (OCLC) the worldÕs largest library catalogue. Signedes.