Original dark green cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Translated by Julie Kernan. Begins almost as a novel: "Patricius Herculus rode his mule sidesaddle with a dignified air." - p. 9. It worked for me, for I found myself at the end of Chapter Three before awaking to the realization that my task is to list books on the internet, not to read them ! Nevertheless, I recommend reading this book. 239 pp.