1939. 1st UK edition. 396 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Moderate sunning to spin and edges. Light water marks to boards and spine.