The book is Signed and Inscribed by author and actor Ricardo Montalban. On the front end page. This book was published in 1980 by Doubleday two years later Ricardo Montabalban would play in his famous role as khan noonien Singh in the Star Trak Movie the Wraith of Khan. Ricardo Montalban has inscribed and signed large on the front end page. And the ink shows bleed through to the back of the page showing that it was not printed by the publisher. This book is a popular book for collectors and is not common to find signed and even more so inscribed by the actor. Before Ricardo Montalban played in the Wraith of Khan he played in the tv series Fantasy Island as Mr Roarke which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. My mother and I used to watch this tv show on ABC together when I was a kid. Condition: The book has solid binding and clean pages. On the foredge of the book is a small discoloration please see the photo of it. The dj if the book has wear notably a tear by the bottom of the spine of the dj and there is staining to the dj please see photos. This book would make a great addition to any collection specially a Star Trek Fan.