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London, UK: Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1938. First Edition, First Issue. Hardcover. Octavo, 308 pages. In Good condition. Missing issued dust jacket. Black and red snakeskin design boards with gilt lettering along the spine. Boards are lightly cocked, have mild shelving wear, mild wear along the extremities, and light fraying along the fore corners. Textblock has light splitting to gutter from pages 71-150, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, stains on the head edge, and moderate age-toning throughout. Shelved Room C. First issue notable for the last word on page 88 being "as" 1394123. Special Collections.