First trade edition, first printing following a limited (50 copies) release in spiral bound issue to secure copyright, and preceding the hardback edition by a year. [Milward-Oliver p.34] 252pp plus publisher's adverts at rear. Paperback in stiff card covers (covers edge worn, lightly chipped on corners and around spine). Internally some page browning, expected toning on cheap paper pages. else neat and tidy. 12mo. Also released under the title Only When I Laugh. A comic novel of three confidence tricksters.
