1929. First Edition. 432 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations by Violet Brunton; all colour plates present as expected. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Foxing is more noticeable to front endpaper and half title page. Binding has remained firm. Several slight tears to page edges, not affecting the text. Slight stains to some pages. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Pronounced water staining with notable bubbling to rear. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a notable forward lean and is a little bowed.