Owner's signature. Knocking to lower corners of boards. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Series of 1/8" tears to cloth along tail of spine. 3/8" tear to cloth at head of spine. Foxing to preliminary leaves. Spotting and browning to dust wrapper. 1 3/4" x 2" chip at tail of dust wrapper spine. 2" tear at tail of dust wrapper spine. 1" tears at head of front and rear spine joint of dust wrapper. 1/2" tear along head of rear panel of dust wrapper. 1/2" x 3/8" chip at tail of front fold of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; xii, [2], 284 pages + frontis. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. No date (c. 1929). Uncommon in dust wrapper. Page dimensions: 223mm x 142mm. With a preface by her husband The Right Hon. Sir John Simon. ; 8vo