1939. First Edition Thus. 798 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are slightly tanned. Visible marks overall, including pencil scribbles. Book has a slight forward lean.