VGC.SCM Press,1966.First British edition-4th impression.Red hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine,small nicks and dents on the edges of the cover and spine) with laminated Dj (small tears, nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with 16 colour maps.Nice and clean pages with small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,a couple of pencil marks impressions and pen marks inside some of the pages, previous owner's name and date (1967) written on the edges of the front endpaper. Price un-clipped. 522pp including Foreword,abbreviations,chronological charts,indexes to text,historical maps.A collectable book.Heavy book.