William Hargrave wrote in a message to John Donohue:
 JD> - IEEE 802.3
 JD> - Ethernet Networks: Design, Implementation, Operation, Management by
 JD> Gilbert Held, c. 1994  John Wiley & Sons  LCCN 93-27492   ISBN
 JD> 0-471-59717-1 chapter 3.
 WH> And I bet that costs about 200 quid (or bucks)
No, it's quite reasonable, but get the new edition.  Amazon.Com lists it:
   Ethernet Networks : Design, Implementation, Operation, Management
   (Wiley Professional Computing)
   by Gilbert Held, Gil Held
   List: $44.99
   Our Price: $35.99
   You Save: $9.00 (20%)
   Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
   2nd Edition
   Paperback
   Published by John Wiley & Sons
   Publication date: January 1, 1996
   Dimensions (in inches): 9.26 x 7.51 x 1.13
   ISBN: 047112706X
Note that Gil Held reviews his own book (favorably) on Amazon.Com!
Your guess is spot on for the IEEE 802.3 standard itself:
   CSMA/CD Access Method
   The NEW! 1996 Edition of the 802.3 standard, complete with the 802.3u
   (100BASE-T) supplement below, is available as a package:
   8802-3 : 1996 (E) (ISO/IEC) [ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3, 1996 Edition]
   LAN/MAN CSMA/CD Access Method Standards Package
   946 pages [1-55937-729-1] [SH94415-NYF] $200.00 * IEEE Mbr: $140.00
 
-- Mike
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