1909. No Edition Remarks. 518 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Marked splits to joints. Gilt lettering is heavily dulled. Strong tanning to spine.