Near fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2002.First UK edition-12th printing(13 15 17 19 20 18 16 14 12).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover)with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new but with an inscription and small pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper,small crease on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book as new except for the written inscription on the front endpaper.322pp including index. This is another paragraph Product Description: Alan Titchmarsh has had a passion for gardening for as long as he can remember. Aged eight, he announced to friends that he was going to be the next Percy Thrower, although he thought it was no more than a dream. Here, he tells his own story from Ilkley Moor to Pebble Mill and to the final realizing of his dream of becoming TV's favourite gardener. Along the way, the cast of characters includes everyone from Auntie Ethel to Nelson Mandela and the Queen.