The front board has 3 vertgical black streaks, one goes the length of the board, the other two half way. It appears to be a priter's fault. Internally the book is clean, solid and unmarked. Second British edition. 251 pages, please check with us for an accurate postage cost, the book weighs under 500 grams. "John Carter, mighty Warlord of Mars, rides to new and terrifying adventures. Captured by deadly warriors mounted on huge birds he is taken to the ill-omened city of Morbus. There he meets Ras Thavas, evil genius and master surgeon. A man who has succeeded in his nightmare wish of creating life in his own beings - creatures that ultimately rebel and threaten the lives of Ras Thavas, of John Carter and all of Mars"