Near fine condition.Hodder and Stoughton,2002.First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.468pp including Foreword by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern,glossary of Dublin expressions of the forties,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.