1934. No edition remarks. 1173 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Illustrated black and white frontispiece. Top edge of text block dyed grey. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Cracking to gutters, causing the binding to be shaky. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Bottom edge corner has brown mark. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Short splits to spine head. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.