xii, 316pp, with numerus black and white illustrations in text. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; grey endpapers. Blue ribbon page-marker bound in. 8vo. Likely later Library Binding. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine ends, lender's shelf number on spine label; corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Top text block edge slightly dusty. Lender's stamps, security device and markings on endpapers and copyright page. Internally, there are user's marks in places, otherwise a neat, bright and tight volume. Foreword by Lord Rothschild.
This is a weekend book written by an information scientist. It is also a book for information scientists to read at weekends. The subtitle is intended both ways.
