Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1958, 9th pr.  Illustrated by Vernon Mould.  Hard cover, 247 pages including Time-Chart, Things to Know, Things to Do and Index.  Very good plus; oatmeal coloured boards with brown lettering and graphic on front, brown lettering on spine.  Spine ends lightly pushed; binding sound.  Map end papers and paste-downs; prior owner’s name inked on FEP.  Interior clean and unmarked; some illustrations and maps throughout; gently used.  ‘… the story of an exciting period that began centuries ago in the heart of Europe and Asia.  It is a story crowded with the vivid figures of men who won a New World beyond the unknown seas.’ (from An Introduction)