New York: Knopf, 1969

8vo, pp. 295. Original black quarter boards, lettered in black to cream spine. Numbers blind-stamped to front board, Borzoi logo blind-stamped to rear board. Black endpapers, top edge black. Illustrated dust jacket, author's photographic portrait to rear panel. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just the lightest of edgewear.

First edition of the first novel Crichton published under his own name, filmed by Robert Wise in 1971.

An excellent copy.