1939. No Edition Remarks. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Thumb-marking present. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible splitting & crushing to spine ends with exposed netting. Gilt lettering is bright and clear to spine.