London: P.R. Gawthorn, 1948. First Edition. Large quarto in pale blue pictorial jacket; 416 pages: illustrations (some colour); 25 cm; blue cloth cover, gilt lettering in outline format on upper cover, gilt lettering on spine. Color floral illustrated lining papers. Heavily illustrated in color and b&w. Color folding map. Fine in fine jacket. Hardcover.
British Imperialism at its nostalgic & youthful finest. Excellent if at times racist photos and illustrations. A bygone era to be sure. High quality production. Uncommon in US. / Great Britain -- Colonies -- Juvenile literature. Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Colonialism. British Commonwealth.
