Facsimile reprint of the first edition published by Longmans in 1940. x, 255, [3]pp, with monochrome frontispiece and some black and white illustrations in text. Black faux leather boards with silver-stamped lettering and central metallic design. Purple endpapers. All edges silver gilded. Purple silk ribbon marker bound in. 8vo. Boards a little rounded at corners and spine ends else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight. Original leaflet from the publishers (Time Life) explaining the significance of the volume loosely laid. in.
