1939. Second Edition. 687 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to rear free endpaper. Light scuffing to text-block edges, with minor black marking. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends with small splits to joints. Scuffing and light marking overall. Minor white marking to all surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean.