Venus on the Half-ShellFarmer, Philip Jos Under the pen name Trout, Kilgore (which was also used by Kurt Vonnegut) Dell Publishing 1975 First Printing Good plus. Binding tight. Cover bright. Slight age darkening on pages. Some wear around edges of covers and spine. Very small, unobtrusive crack across spine though does not appear to impact structural integrity or binding. No creasing on spine itself. Stamp of cat face on inside front cover.