1979. First Edition. 311 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations throughout with colour illustrations to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning to edges. Wear marks overall.