First Edition, first printing bound in black cloth with a new facsimile dust jacket. W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., London 1929. 276 pp +6 adverts. 8vo. (19cm x 12cm). (Ref.: See Wagstaff & Poole page 54 and 55.)
Book is in very good condition with some light fading to spine and without the (hard to find) dust jacket. Red lettering to spine and front board is intact and readable. Miniscule rubbing and/or signs of use to spine and boards and miniscule fraying at the tips of the slightly faded spine. Mild spotting to less pages inside.Other wise clean and bright. Paper of front inner hinge is slightly cracked on top (ca. 2 cm). Binding is strong and intact. Former owner's Ex-Libris on front endpaper. Pictorial facsimile dust jacket is new and now protected by a new transparent archival sleeve.
This book is now 97 years old and it is difficult to get very good or fine copies and almost impossible to get a copy with the first edition dustjacket. So this book might be a relatively cheap alternative for a collector who wants to complete his/her collection.
