Toronto: New Press, 1970. First issue binding of light green cloth. Text paper slightly yellowed, page edges tanned, as usual; else fine. Black and green on yellow jacket has a few small chips; short creased tear along bottom margin of front panel, VG otherwise. A novel set in West Africa and the 1970 winner of the Governor-General's Award for Fiction.This is the first issue dust jacket with no mention of the Governor-General's Award.; Octavo