1936. Reprinted with corrections. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Illustrated by Gillian Alington. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding is weakened. Pencil annotations to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Major fraying to cloth at spine ends. Gilt lettering is dulled. Marked sunning to spine and edges.