1998. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by Author and dedicated. Dedication is illegible. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.