1940. First Published in England. 461 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Small brown stains (approx. 1cm) to pages on occasion. Few pages are rough cut. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Notable scuffing, soiling and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.