Macmillan & Co., London, 1938. 7" X 4 1/2". Cottage Library Edition (stated). Red cloth, embossed front cover, gilt letters. Spine bumping and small frays, hd & ft, corners. Book is slightly canted, with cracked front hinge. Front free fly is also missing. Previous seller's price marking, in pencil, to corner of 2nd free fly. Pages have yellowed and are somewhat brittle. Shaky. Spine gilt is faded and worn, a bit hard to read. Binding is chipped and marred, mainly at head and foot, & on the back board. 281 pages + 2 pgs of ads.
Unusual early edition.
