NEAR FINE trade paperback St. Petersburg, The Palmetto Publishing Company, 1977. trade paperback. NEAR FINE. SIGNED by author Ray Treon. As new except for faintest age tanning to pages. 56 pages. 8.5x5.5x.25 (21.5x14x4cm). Mini Pet Reference Series No. 2 . Black and white and color photos. Part 1 is a general guide to keeping and breeding ferrets as pets. Part 2 covers keeping ferrets in groups and what to expect when you keep ferrets in groups; their behavior, personality traits, and habits that you might not experience with keeping a single ferret.