Near fine condition.Victor Gollancz,1990.First UK edition-first printing.Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small mark and nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new but with a colour/ink mark on the outer edges,two small ink marks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.236pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: Bill, the galactic hero, is sent on a suicide mission to a planet from which no one has ever returned. En-route, he must cope with the likes of Captain Dirk of the starship Gumption.