1940. First Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpaper and pastedowns. Front free endpaper is missing. Pencil and pen inscriptions to half title page. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.