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.