No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to Captain Robert Harding on front free endpaper. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Moderate water staining to top edges textblock and back pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Heavy splits to spine and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to spine and boards.