This book, 'The Record of Mankind', is written by Roehm, Buske, Webster, and Wesley. Published by D.C. Heath and Company in 1956. Although the book has some minor flaws like foxing, sunning, and light soiling on the cover and spine, a bookplate from a previous owner on the front pastedown, soiling on the text block and page edges, and shelf & edgewear, its binding is tight and pages are clean, which won't affect readability.
This is a great book for you to read. When using it, just open it gently to start reading. Try to avoid reading it in a place with high humidity to prevent further damage to the cover. If there's dust on it, you can use a soft brush to clean it. When you're not using it, store it on a dry bookshelf. Remember, don't bend the pages or put heavy objects on it to keep the binding tight and the pages clean.
