1939. 39th Edition. 378 pages. Beige dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Notable brown marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.