VGC. Chatto and Windus, 1997. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Grey hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks, dents and scratch on the cover and spine) with protected Dj (small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Ex-Library book with stamps, sticker but in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with two ink marks on the outer edges, a couple of creases on the edges of the pages, mark and pen mark inside the front endpaper. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.298pp including List of illustrations, family tree, index.Price un-clipped.