1928. First edition thus. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. From the Traveller's Library series. Publisher's adverts to rear. Pages are water stained and warped to edges, but the text is unaffected. Otherwise, pages are rather marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed. Scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Slight dents and creases front and rear. Water stains. Gilt is bright.