1925. 1st Edition Thus. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are visibly tanned with notable foxing throughout and occasional dust and pencil marks. Heavier tanning and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Prominent dust staining to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with visible bumping and cloth fraying to corners and rubbing to surface. Moderate sunning to spine with heavy crushing to spine ends.