Near fine condition.Hodder and Stoughton,2009.First UK edition-first printing (1).Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, two small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos,drawings,family tree.Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.392pp including Foreword,sources,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.