1940. 1940 reprint. 457 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume One. Stamps to rear endpapers and pastedowns. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean.Boards are bowed.