First edition first printing hardback in dust jacket SIGNED & DATED 8/5/08 by the author on the title page , un-read copy , fine book in fine dust jacket. not price-clipped , not faded , no tears , full number sequence 1,3,5,7,9,8,6,4,2 . page toning with age , not an ex-library copy All orders are sent in professional removable dust jacket plastic , double bubble-wrapped and in a strong box . We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999