Red cloth binding with black title to spine and front board plus green and white flag illustration to front board. General wear to exterior as shown with discolouring to spine and top edges, some marks and scuffs to extremities. Front pastedown, ffep and frontispiece recto with ink inscriptions. Frontispiece nearly detached. Title verso with National Liberal Club Library stamp and ink inscription over the top. Pages are complete with 8 plates (including frontispiece) and 1 folding map at rear, plus numerous illustrations throughout text. First page of preface and first page of text with worn patch to top margin, as shown. Small circular library stamp seen to margins a couple of times. Light marginal age toning, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: xii, 352pp, 8 plates, 1 folding map. Weight: 850g.