1909. First Edition. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Presentation Copy stamp to title page. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some annotations and marginalia throughout. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering has become dull. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.