1939. Second Edition. 876 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front & spine, with de-bossed motif to front board. Front hinge cracked with exposed netting. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Heavier to text block edges. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible crushing & minute fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to front & brighter to spine.