1937. Third Edition. 626 pages. No dust jacket. Second Impression. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription and sticker to front paste-down, with a pencil inscription on free endpaper. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Water staining, rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping and fraying to corners, and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean and bow. Fraying to spine ends.