Little Brown,, (1975). Very near fine in a very good minus dustjacket (chip and tear at bottom edge of front cover, short tear at top of spine).. First printing. The author's first novel, a "manic farce" set against the backdrop of the Cold War. When Soviet cosmonauts return from space mysteriously aged, scientist P. D. Kimerakov is sent to gather information at a gerontologists' convention in the US. Glossary of Russian names. 277 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon.