1934. First Edition Thus. 444 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound black leather with blue cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate peeling and splits to spine and corners. Book has a heavy forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.