1928. First Edition Thus. 311 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. 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. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean.