WORLDS BEYOND THE HORIZON: The Great Age of Discovery from Columbus to the Present. JOACHIM G. LEITHAUSER (Translated from the German by HUGH MERRICK), ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1955. First American Edition.
 
Green with blue spine and gilt spine title. Mild cover wear with a solid binding and clean pages. About 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 with 412 pp. plus index and bibliography. The jacket (with a protective cover) has a 1-1/2 inch top spine edge tear, an inch plus top fore-edge tear/chip, and a tiny chip at the center of the spine.