1938. First Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering to spine. Front endpaper has been removed. Severe cracking to front hinge, causing board to be slightly loose. Mild cracking to gutters, binding is slightly shaky. However all pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to rear endpaper and half title page. Occasional dog-eared corners. Faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Visible tanning to spine. Book is slightly bowed with a prominent forward lean. Faint white marks to both boards.