1940. Reprinted. 414 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned & foxed throughout. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Severe cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine. Book has a slight forward lean.