1980. First Published in Great Britain. 306 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth.Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light creasing to spine strip. Book is slightly forward leaning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. White sticker to rear panel.