VERY GOOD, GOOD, SIGNED 1ST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ARTHUR HAILEY, STATED 1ST EDITION. Hardcover. Signed without inscription in blue sharpie on half title page with notation' 75. FABULOUS, OUT-OF-PRINT book in VERY GOOD condition! 1975 First Edition hardcover, well cared for, gently read. Dust jacket is in good condition, with moderate shelf wear, especially to head and heel of spine, which is abraded and shipped front cover has a 2 inch closed tear at the fold, lower right corner with a crease from the top of the tear to the bottom corner of the front cover. Book is as new, but for original owners bookplate attached to inside front cover.. Original price ($10.00) remains intact on the front inside flap. Book cover is in great condition, with mustard yellow & black half cloth boards & lettering stamped in decorative 22-kt pure gold leaf on the spine. Binding is tight & square--SEWN, not glued, so this book will accommodate a lifetime of being read over & over again without showing signs of wear or deterioration. All pages clean & undamaged with no creases, dog-ears or tears. Pages show very light tanning, expected with age. - from Amzon