1945. Reprint. 917 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Blue dyed top textblock edge. Pages remain bright and clear. Moderate tanning and foxing to endpapers. Binding is firm. Noticeable creasing to bottom corner of some pages; does not affect text. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Noticeable splitting to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with small but noticeable marks also.