1940. Third Impression. 392 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are bright tanned with visible foxing. Heavy tanning to endpapers. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean.