1st UK edition (publisher a year before in the US). 230pp. Deep green cloth boards (mildly marked, a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends). Lending sheet on front endpaper, no other library markings. Very occasional spotting on pages. In its original dust jacket (gently rubbed at edges, a couple of small scuffs). Dust jacket now in archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong the life of the jacket. It is not adhered to the book or to the jacket. From the author of Ancient Fires, Furious Young Man, etc.