1972. First Edition. 381 pages. Signed by the author. Colour illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges.