Author's Copyright Edition. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound in red leather with red cloth covered boards and gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering has become dull. Book has a slight forward lean. Peeling and loss to leather elements.