1928. First Edition Thus. 405 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and ink stamp markings to pastedowns and free endpapers. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed red. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits and loss to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and bleaching marks to boards.