Hardback, 8vo blue cloth boards, black titles, first edition, 252pp. plus index, Good +/Good. Foxing to top of block and slightly to block edge. Dustwrapper has shelfwear, with top of cover, flaps, and spine all frayed, with some very slight general fading, else bright and clean. A consideration of the national characteristics of the major European peoples, as expressed through their arts and literature especially, with special chapters on the historic relations between England and France, and the hopes for enduring peace in Europe after World War Two. Catalogue: Travel. Keywords: Europe, culture, nations, character