VGC plus.The Book of The Month Club,1968.Book club edition.Yellow hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,dent and small nicks on the edges of the spine and cover) with Dj(two small tears on the edges of the back Dj cover,a couple of small nicks,scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus.Illustrated with b/w photos,family tree inside the back cover.Nice and clean pages with a small crease,nick and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.448pp including List of illustrations,appendix,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.