1939. First Edition. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Grey cloth with lettering. Moderate tanning to pages, with occasional thumbing throughout. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Minor dog-eared corners with small area of loss to top corners. Heavy cracking to front hinge, with rub-marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed and sunned.