1938. Ninth Edition. 694 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Small splits to spine ends. Brown and white marks overall. Binding is somewhat shaky, but pages remain intact.