1940. Twenty-Fourth Impression. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine.