also distributed as the trilogy in a colour-printed paper-covered slipcase, illustrated from the mmpb set covers which are thirds of the one painting by bob pepper, signed "pepper"
at first this slipcase bore no sbn nor price.
a later printing of this slipcase bears sbn 345•23525•8 of its own printed upon it.
ballantine books mmpb first printing, first p/b edition
cover art by bob pepper (signed, iirc)
eight pp. b+w illustrations by the author (credited)
cover price 95¢
552pp? including titles, indicia, etc, interior b+w art section, end pp.