1982. First Edition. 598 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated "For Hugh Gommell" on half title page. Black dust jacket with orange lettering over black cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to half title page under the author's. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners, with soiling to DJ.