I saw my first copy as a pre-publication review copy. It had been sent through to Pagan dawn (I was on the team at the time), and I realised that I'd met Jim Bennet (he did the maps) a couple of times in previous years at various events.
I didn't get my own copy for a couple of years, so probably 99 or 00. It's still pristine - if I need to read any of it these days, I use Mikki's copy - she's a 'folder' so it already doesn't matter. :-)
Thanks to the book, and this website, I've met many wonderful people at the stones, including the much missed TC.