First hardback UK edition of Niven's Science Fiction classic. Winner of the 1970 Nebula award and the 1971 Hugo and Locus awards. Complete with Dust Jacket. 8vo. 288pp. Ex-Library with tags (and ffep) removed. Stamp to half title. DJ has some bumping and small chips to extremities. Some creasing and mild toning to spine. Red cloth boards have some light shelfwear. Some soiling to title and first leaf, quickly reducing to nothing. Spine very slightly cocked Some slight splitting to front inner hinge. Withdrawn stamp to pg. 113, not obscuring text. Nevertheless a most clean and sturdy volume. Fair+
