1939. 1st Printing. 361 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are heavily tanned and thumbed at the edges. Heavy foxing throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.