1940. First Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards. Pages are lightly tanned with foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Small tear to page 17, with a pencil mark on front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and considerate rub wear to surfaces. Heavy tanning and sunning to spine. Book has a prominent forward lean. Small splits to spine ends.