New Edition. 215 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Illustrated in black and white by Irving Montagu. Stamp to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose in places. Moderate thumbing in places. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with slight rubbing. Moderate liquid stains and droplet marks, largely to rear. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Spine gilt slightly dulled.