1940. Reprinted. 391 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine.