1940. First Edition. 399 pages. Yellow dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. 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. Notable white speckled marking to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing and scuffed marking to surfaces.