Tight, clean, crisp, sharp and square book. No jacket as issued. Head and tail rolled a bit. Quarto, cloth. 604 pages. Excellent price reference compiled from sales reports of over 775 book dealers across the nation for the period 1984-1989  Heavy book. International buyers are advised to buy two to save on combined shipping.

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