McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 2006, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 0-7710-7533-2.  Hard cover, 476 pages.  Very good plus; spine bottom lightly pushed and just a suggestion of wear at lower front gutter.  Binding sound with headbands, corners sharp; no soil, names or remainder marks.  Dust jacket with price intact shows very light wear at upper front corner fold.  Book interior clean and unmarked; illustrations by Michael Winter.  FLAT SIGNED by author on title page.  ‘... is an impassioned literary travelogue and a vivid portrayal of our society, a homage to the work of Canadian authors and to the idea of writing itself.’ (from front flap)