first victor gollancz miniature h/cvr printing, first thus
cover (& d-j) art by josh kirby (enlarged detail from first edition d-j art)
cover (d-j) price£4.99
though the printing of the text is clear, the carcass is neither sewn nor glued onto a strong, flexible backing strip of any variety and consequently the full strain of opening the book is borne by the endpapers, unreinforced by any hinge material. the endpapers tear extremely easily under perfectly ordinary usage.