First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Foot of spine lightly bumped. Text block clean, and white with a few feint spots to top and fore edge. There are two feint spots to the FEP. Feels carefully read. Near fine condition. Jacket near fine, with some non colour break creasing to the head of spine, a crimping to edges. Signed without dedication or inscription by author to title page. An attractive copy of Reynolds's debut novel, becoming uncommon in collectible condition, even more so signed. This copy is flat signed to the title page, one for the collector's shelf