1939. Reprinted. 156 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper cover. Pages are moderately tanned with foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to half title page and to reverse of cover, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Small chip to half title page. Gutters are mildly cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains firm. Cover has light shelf-wear to edges and surfaces, with slight curling to corners. Mild crushing to spine ends, with visible reading creases down spine. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with losses, chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Moderately tanned, with thumb-marking to front panel.