1940. Seventy-Second Edition. 2628 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with faint tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Mild markings to some pages. Notable water mark to upper edge of p.1 of index. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing and fraying to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to front board. White paint stain to rear board.