Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped blue cloth; 8vo; 233pp; not illustrated; color pictorial dust jacket. "At 69 degrees north, within the Arctic Circle, lies Murmansk, home to Genia Sukhov. Genia is a loner, choosing to spend his time in Russia's Kola Peninsula. A survivor of the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan, he hunts bears in winter and in summer acts as head guide on the Volna, one of the finest salmon fishing rivers in the world." (DJ blurb) This is Jackson's first novel after numerous non-fiction works. A fine copy in jacket, uncommonly signed by Jackson on the front free endpaper. Signed by Author(s).