2005. First Edition. 505 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with dog-eared corner. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Yellow price sticker to front inside flap. Small tear to spine ends. Small white sticker to rear panel.