Near fine condition.Simon and Schuster,1998.First UK edittion-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small dent on the edge of the front cover) with Dj(two creases,small nicks and scratch on the Dj cover0,both in near fine condition.Illustrated inside the front and back cover,colour,b/w photos,drawings,plans,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges,two small creases and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.422pp including Author's note,appendix.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.