1929. First Edition. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's dedication in ink and pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. White rub marks to front paste-down. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with dark water drops and a few small nicks along text block edge. Grey rubbing to page 247, with a water stain to rear hinge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a notable forward lean. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Pale rubbing to spine, with liquid drops on front board.