1939. Third Edition. 493 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-Libris markings to front pastedown. Binding little shaky. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Cracking to front hinge. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean.