1939. First Issued. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Heavy tanning overall. Boards are slightly bowed.