2001. First Edition. 214 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over purple paper covered boards with blue cloth to spine. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Splits to top edges of spine, with some mild water staining. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Water staining to top edges. White sticker to spine. Brown stained marking to rear panel.