Octavo, xii, 197 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good dust jacket. Black and white spine with blue, white and yellow text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has spine edges chipped off, chipping to corners, open tearing to edges of both covers, and tearing to joints. Boards show mild edge wear. Text block has mild age toning which is heavier on endpapers, previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper, and writing in pencil on rear endpaper. Neither Ballard nor Mielzinger are credited on page xii and the New York Times is not mentioned in the copyright page. Shelved in Case 13.