1936. First Edition. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by G.K. Chesterton. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Boards are slightly bowed.