GC plus.Hodder and Stoughton,1958.First UK edition.Red hardback(illustration on the front cover,gilt lettering to the spine,some marks,ink marks,nicks and scratches on the cover and spine) in good condition plus, no Dj cover.Illustrated with a family tree.Nice and clean pages with some ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges,some creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small colour mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in GC for its age with light shelf wear.566pp including Author's note,historical afterword.Heavy book.