Near fine, large, hardcover book in near fine dust jacket; the book is clean, tight, square, and -- but for the author's inscription and signature on the half title page (see photo) and signature on title page (see photo) -- free of any markings showing little to no evidence of having been previously gently read; unclipped dust jacket shows very light shelf wear but remains in near fine condition; 345 pages; lightly illustrated in black and white; published 1999 by Library of Virginia. B1
