1940. First Edition Thus. 287 pages. Black dust jacket over beige cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. some brown staining to textblock edges. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Brown staining to edges. Book has a visible forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and edges. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.