1939. First Edition. 293 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pencil inscription to front endpaper and last page reverse side. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean.