Near fine condition.Virgin,2000.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of scratches,small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photographs.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,two small pencil marks impressions and small nicks on the edges of the front endpaper, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.277pp including Foreword,Author's note,endnote,Translator's note.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.