Near fine/VGC plus.Farrar,Straus and Giroux,2001.First US edition-5th printing(5 7 9 10 8 6).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edges of the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC plus.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with two small nicks on the outer edges,a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.1020pp including List of illustrations,glossary of parliamentary terms,references,select bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book (approx 1.8 Kg).