Fine/Near fine.Viking,2008.First American edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Red hardback with black borders(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks,scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,small nick and crease on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.547pp including List of illustrations,author's note,notes,list of works,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(approx 1.2 Kg).