Thin blue cloth HB,corners and spine ends slightly bumped,cover slightly faded,Dj clipped and torn,gold gilt lettering on cover,colour frontpiece has a piece cut out,illustrated endpapers,lovely decorative maps by Fen Emberton,back endpaper has piece cut out,great colour and B/W photos,in picture and story a look at England,Scotland, Wales,Northern Ireland,Channel Islands,Isle of Man and the Scillies