1938. First Edition. 400 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Contains sepia photographic plates. Frontispiece is almost detached. Mild insect damage to spine and board edges. Pages are lightly tanned with a few small nicks along text block edge. Cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Small tear to intro page, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with slight bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with minor insect damage to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine end. Loss to spine, with slight insect damage. Lightly tanned overall.