1937. No edition stated. 597 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pencil and pen inscription to half-title page. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Tearing and fraying to cloth at spine ends. Water staining to boards. Book has a marked forward lean. Some sunning to spine.