1933. First Edition. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. 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. Splits to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.