1995. First Published in Great Britain. 346 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth. Flat signed by the author to title page. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Light water staining to front board. Small split to bottom edge of spine strip.