1930. First Edition. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with white lettering to front board and spine. Front free endpaper is missing. Pages are bright, with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front paste-down and half title page. Mild cracking to hinge and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. A few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Water drops on front board.