1939. First Edition Thus. 362 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. News clippings glued to pastedowns and free endpapers, as well page 362; text unaffected. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Light cracking to gutters with netting slightly exposed but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.