1979. No Edition Stated. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Dedicated "For John Lowe" on front endpaper. Brown cloth with bronze lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Minor sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.