Light wear the cover gold is fading but can be shown in the photos. Binding and pages are in good shape. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra books and media that have been on our shelfs for too long. We sell them for a quarter of the price at our store so we can move our inventory! Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Easton Press, 1987. COLLECTOR'S EDITION Bound in Genuine Leather. One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued. Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin bookmark bound into the book. Aldiss' 1962 novel of a far future earth where the sun has become a giant and the earth has stopped its rotation. Hugo Award winner.