1914. First Edition. 538 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author with dedication to front endpaper. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Insert stuck to back endpaper reverse side. Annotations and marginalia to couple of pages throughout. Pencil inscription to one of back endpapers. Minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.