viii, 256pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt red titles on spine. 12mo. Sun-faded board edges, lightly rubbed spine ends. Slightly cocked. Top text block edge dusty. Inscribed and initialled by author on front free endpaper, 'From the Author, A hell of a lot of good will it do you!'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped (but stop front corner clipped).